butterfly stretch

Butterfly Stretch

Starting position: Sitting up with your torso perpendicular to the floor, shoulders and neck relaxed, knees hugging your chest, and head facing forward. 

  1. Let your legs fall to respective sides on floor. 
  2. Bring soles of feet together, holding your feet at the ankle for support
  3. Move feet closer to your body for a deeper stretch. 
  4. Hold for 30 seconds. 
hamstring

Hamstring Stretch

Starting position: Sitting up with your torso perpendicular to the floor and shoulders and neck relaxed. 

  1. Sticking right leg straight out, 
  2. Bend your left leg at the knee, positioning the sole of your foot against your right inner thigh.
  3. Extending your arms and reach for your toes while lowering your chest and keeping your head facing forward. 
  4. Hold for 30 seconds. 
  5. Rest.
  6. Repeat on left leg for 30 seconds. 
Toe Touches

Toe Touches

Starting position: Sitting up with your torso perpendicular to the floor. 

  1. Reach forward, attempting to touch your toes,
  2. Move your chest towards your legs, keeping your head facing forward,
  3. Point toes for added stretch.
  4. Hold for 30 seconds. 
Supine Leg Stretch

Supine Leg Stretch

Starting Position: Lying down with back parallel to floor, shoulders and neck relaxed, and head resting on the floor.

  • Pull right leg towards body
  • Keeping knee bent, interlock fingers on knee to hug your leg
  • Hold for 30 seconds. 
  • Rest. 
  • Repeat on left side.
Ankle Stretch

Ankle Stretches

Starting Position: Sitting up with neck and shoulder relaxed and legs parallel to the floor. 

  1. Rotate ankle in clockwise direction 10x,
  2. Rotate ankle in counterclockwise direction 10x, 
  3. Rest. 
  4. Repeat with opposite ankle.