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When & Why to Stretch
Supplies for Stretching
Clearing Space for Stretching
Foot Stretches
Calf Stretches
Hamstring Stretches
Quad Stretches
Hip Stretches
Lower Back Stretches
Glut Stretches
Abdominal Stretches
Pectoral Stretches
Arm Stretches
Shoulder Stretches
Increasing Flexibility with Stretches
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Summary: Stretching the lower back is important after a full body workout. Get tips on lower back stretches in this free fitness video.
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"Now we're going to stretch our lower back. Lower back problems are sometimes caused from lack of flexibility, in different areas. It could be a lack of flexibility in your lower back or in other areas like the hips or the hamstrings, as I discussed earlier. What we're going to do is we're going to make sure the lower back definitely gets stretched. I'm going to show you a couple of different exercises that really work with the lower back and the back in general. The first exercise that I really love to do is you're going to have one leg straight, and the other leg is going to cross over and it's bent, like so. You're going to twist your body around the leg. So you're going to twist the opposite way that this leg is going. You're going to look behind your shoulder, and this really gets the lower back. You also want to make sure that you're sitting nice and tall so you can really stretch those muscles. So the more you're stretching up and around, those muscles are really getting a good stretch in your lower back. It also helps the hips as well. So you hold it for about 10-15 seconds, then you switch. What I'm doing, I'm pressing this leg over the opposite way with this arm, and I'm looking back and I'm definitely making sure that I'm sitting nice and tall and I'm looking behind my shoulder. So focusing on all of those things really gives the hips and the back a great stretch. Another good stretch for the lower back or for the back in general is called the cat-dog stretch. You're going to start on your hands and your knees. First you are... actually it's the "cat-cow" stretch. The cow part of it is your back is going in and your butt is going out and your head is going up. So you're really stretching. And then the cat part of the stretch, your back is up, as far as you can get it, so you're really stretching the back. In and out. Make sure you're breathing. You want to hold each for a few seconds, and you can switch back and forth with both. Do these two and you'll definitely notice more flexibility in your back."
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