9 Functional Stretching Exercises
Influenced by experience, one personal trainer Plano Texas has thought of a set of their nine best functional stretching exercises they often use with clients.
1. Hip Rotations - lie on your own back and have your knees at a 90 degree angle with each of your feet off the ground, and gently rotate your knees from one side towards the other. Hold it for around 2-5 seconds each side.
2. Single Knee to Chest and Double Knee to Chest - lie on your back and bring one knee directly into your chest. The opposite leg is straight and just a bit off the floor. Repeat five times each leg, and then draw both knees in and extend out, and back in to your upper body.
3. Hip Crossovers - on your back, hands out to a T. Take one leg straight up and crossover to the opposite hand. Do it again for other side. 12-16 repetitions.
4. Prone Hip Crossovers (Scorpions) - Lay down on your own stomach, hands out to a T. Take leg from the ground and bend knee and crossover to opposite hand. 12-16 reps.
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5. Lunge with Rotation - go into a lunge, back leg will be bent. (If your right leg is out in front, put your left palm by your right foot on the floor and extend right arm straight up and look at your right hand. Repeat for other side. 8-10 repetitions.
6. Inchworms - start out with hands on the ground, legs are straight, and bottom is up in the air. Walk your hands out keeping your legs straight, walk your feet directly into your hands until you simply cannot proceed any more. Walk hands out 2 steps and repeat. Make certain legs are straight and feet are flat on the ground.
7. Lateral Hanging Lunge Stretch - stand up with feet as far apart as you can. Slowly and gradually bend right knee while you push your bottom back as if you were going to sit down. Press off on bent knee and come up to starting position. Now bend left knee and push bottom back as if you were sitting down. Make sure you keep both feet flat on the floor and the opposite leg totally straight. This is an excellent stretch for the groin. 10-12 repetitions.
8. Pec stretch - utilizing a broom stick hold the stick in front of you (horizontally) and raise over your head and a little behind your head, keeping your arms straight. Lower and repeat. 10 times.
9. Cobras - Put broom stick behind you, palms upward and squeeze shoulder blades together. Lower and do it again. 20 repetitions.
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