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Hip Flexors Active

Exercise Tips

  • Keep your back straight
  • Do not push too far, just until you feel the stretch

Hip Flexors Active

This exercise stretches your hips and requires no equipment to perform. It also stretches your hamstrings.

Muscle Group

Hips, Hamstrings

Frequency

1 Day a Week to
5 Days a Week

Equipment

None

Cardiovascular Benefit

Low

Muscle Group: Hips, Hamstrings

Equipment: None

Minimum Frequency: 1 Day a Week

Maximum Frequency: 5 Days a Week

Cardiovascular Benefit: Low

Exercise Category: Hips



Starting Position: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, toes pointing forward and hands on your hips.

  1. 1 Extend one leg behind you while keeping the other straight, until you feel the stretch in your hip.
  2. 2 Hold for 10 seconds, then switch legs and repeat.
  3. 3 Repeat this exercise until you have completed all repetitions for the set.