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Muscles Stretched: lower back, hamstrings, glutes

Description

1. Lie on your back.
2. Lift both knees to your chest.
3. Wrap your arms around your legs just below your knees, and pull them to your chest.
4. Hold the stretch.

Notes

• Assist the stretch by pushing your tailbone into the ground. Ultimately you want to bring your knees to your chest while your tailbone touches the ground.

Related Pages

• See stretching guidelines for further instructions
• Complete stretching list
• See also tests to Measure Flexibility
• See all flexibility images in the Stretching Exercises Clipart Image Collection

Related Products

• Goniometers to measure flexibility.
• Stretching books

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Disclaimer

The above information is presented as a general guide. The author and publisher take no responsibility for any possible consequences of any treatment, procedure, exercise, action or application of medication based on this information. See more: Disclaimer.