How to Do a Triangle Stretch Exercise

Video Transcript

"MICHAEL ROSENGART: So the next stretch we're going to do, we're going to get into a triangle position. We're going to bring your feet out as wide as you can; you would feel nice and comfortable. We're going to bring both hands up, over the top of your head, bring your palms together, and then we're going to turn your belly button towards one of the legs and reach forward and down. Take a deep breath in, exhale and let your body sink down even more. There you go. What you want to do is try to get your spine to line up with your thigh bone and your femur, and also with your shin. Take a couple of deep breaths here. On each exhale, allow your body to sink closer down. Then, to get out of the stretch, I want you to reach forward on the inhale, out and up, all the way back up to standing; and then we're going to switch over to the other side with the belly button reaching down again. Again, take a deep breath in, let your forehead come towards your kneecap. Take a deep breath in. If you push back into your hips slightly, you'll get a deeper stretch to your hamstring. And, Jonesy, take an inhale and then come on up. And now we're going to take both hands reach forward and down and through the center. That's it. Feel that you're going to work with your abdominals to reach back even further. Again, keep the breath coming in and out. Let the oxygen enter your bloodstream; that will help your muscles relax and stretch even deeper. And then, Jonesy, I want you to go ahead and stand up for one more variation of this by bringing your hands on to your kidneys. We're going to push your hips forward, squeeze your shoulder blades together, take your eyes up and back, and take a deep breath in. Again, looking for a stretch now on the front of the body. Feel in your hip flexors, feel it through your chest, squeeze your shoulder blades together. Take a deep breath in--if you fill your torso up with breath to help support your back--and then come on up, and then we'll move on to another stretch."