Inverted Hurdler Stretch

Video Transcript

"This traditional stretch is called the inverted hurdler. This is really great for those athletes out there, for those avid exercisers that are really tight in the hamstrings, in the hips, so here we go. You want to take one leg out and then bring that other foot right into the inner thigh area here, and depending on your level of flexibility, your knee may be up, that's fine. You just want to maybe place like a pillow or something underneath your knee, but lower down your knee as much as you can, and you want to keep your hips down to the floor, and lean over with your chest. If you can reach toward your ankle, or even toward your toes, you can gently pull yourself closer toward your thigh. Now, you want to think about pulling back with your shoulder blades, flat back down, and it really depends on where you're the tightest, that 's what's going to be screaming at you. So if you're tight in the hip here, this may be where you're feeling really tight and you're having to work it out, or you may be feeling tight in your hamstring. So you're going to feel it where you need it, and just hold that stretch for about 30 seconds. Concentrate on your breath, inhale deeply. Exhale fully, with every exhale so that you can go a little further. So hold this stretch for about 30 seconds and then switch to the other side. That's your inverted hurdler stretch."