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Step 1
Spread your legs wide. Make your feet a little wider than shoulder-width.
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Step 2
Bend over and touch the snow between your feet, keeping your back straight and stretching out your leg muscles. Go over as far as you can and feel the stretch in your legs.
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Step 3
Swing your arms in between your legs as you stretch. Slowly stand back upright.
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Step 4
Place your right foot out to the right side, angled slightly outward. Place both hands onto your right knee.
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Step 5
Swing your body to your right, stretching out your right leg.
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Step 6
Bring your body back to the middle and swing out to the left, stretching out your left leg with your hands on your left knee.
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Step 7
Try the iliotibial band stretch before snowshoeing to prevent soreness in your legs. Stand in front of the hood of your car or other horizontal surface and lean forward with your right leg crossed over your left and your right leg slightly bent with your weight on your left foot. Rest your elbows on the hood of your car and bend gently to the left. Repeat on the other side.
