Flexibility- Lower Body

• Right leg over left or vise-versa, keep the legs straight, knees locked out
• Reach down as far as possible and hold, switch feet and repeat
• In a straddle position, reach down the outside of each leg, switch to other side
• Down the middle: reach down between legs as far as possible. If it is possible to touch the ground, pull torso down using hands
• On one knee, keep as upright as possible, keep front knee directly over the ankle
• Slowly lean forward onto front foot to feel a stretch in the back hip
• Drop leg across the front of the body as shown, keep torso as upright and back leg extended
• Push the opposite hip into the heel of the crossed foot
• Keep knees locked out straight, reach down each side and the middle as far as possible
• With soles flat against one another, pull feet into the body as close as possible
• Grab ankles, place elbows on the inside of the knees
• Gently push knees to the floor with your elbows until there is a good stretch in the groin
• Leg crossed over as shown
• Pull the knee into the opposite side of the body and hold
• Place opposite elbow on the outside of the flexed knee
• Pull elbow into the knee, causing your trunk to rotate until there is a good stretch
• Lay on one side as shown, grab the back foot and gently pull it towards the body, until there is a good stretch in the thigh
• Lay on back, pull knee into the chest as hard as possible and hold
• Opposite foot on opposite knee, grab behind the bottom knee and pull it into the body until there is a good stretch in the opposite gluteus
• Lay flat on back, swing a leg across the body, keep it as straight as possible
• Try to get foot as far up as the ear
• Use hand to pull the leg as shown
• Up on hands, cross one leg over the other as shown
• Push the heel of the bottom foot into the floor as far as possible
• Repeat on opposite side
• In a sumo squat position, keep the knees over the toes
• Place elbows on the inside of the knees
• With palms together, gently push knees ...