Leg Stretching Exercises for Aerobic Dancing Workouts

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Connie Hale, thanks for joining me here at expertvillage.com. What we’re doing is beginning some stretches for aerobic dance and aerobic workout. Again, please discuss it with your doctor before you take on any form of physical exercise. What we’re going to work on now is just a simple stretching of the legs. We’re going to start with our legs flexed toward, reaching up to the ceiling. Again, we’re leading with our chest, not with our head. Leading forward, down, reaching to the toes. If you can not reach your toes, that is perfectly fine, you go where you body tells you to go. You can reach down to your calves; you can reach to your ankles. If you can grab your feet, that’s great. I’m going to go ahead and grab, head is forward, we’re leaning down. Again, take a look at my posture here. Our feet our flexed, I’m reaching up as far as I can go. Leading with the chest, not with the head; we don’t want you curving down. The goal is to not get your head to touch; the goal is to get your chest first. You’re up, leading with the chest, down, grab the feet, keep your head up. When you’re ready, then you can bring the head down and scoop it up. Do the same thing, this time we’re going to actually point our toes to stretch a different part of the leg. Again, we’re reaching straight up, leading with the chest, down, grab where you’re comfortable, whether it be calves, knees, ankles, feet; you go where your body tells you to go. You stretch down, slightly pull. What you are to remember is you want to do any stretch for at least 30 seconds or more. It’s going to take that long for your muscles to realize that they’re working. Send a message to your brain; okay, we’re going to stretch, back down it goes, and that’s where you’re going to actually going to get your maximum benefit of stretching your muscles, so hold anything for 30 seconds. Alright, thanks! "