Video: Forward Bend Stretching Exercise With a Partner

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A forward bend stretches the hips, hamstrings, calves and ankles. Workout with a partner and do forward bend stretches with tips from a physical trainer in this free fitness video.

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With a seated forward bend stretch you're working on elongating the back of the legs. Hamstring into the glute right on down to the achilles. So you want your partner to have their legs hip width apart so they're stretching within their active range of motion, knees slightly bent and you're going to put your hands out for them and they're going to come forward as you curl back. Again so they're point of active range of motion and then release but you're going resist with them as they come back up to a full upright position and try to elongate with them a little further, head nice and relaxed and release up. And as you feel those muscles get warmer you'll be able to elongate a little further. You'll want to hold the stretches idealistically ten to thirty seconds and elongate a position with breath, and release up. And then as your partner gets more warm they can start pulling you into your seated forward bend. Again knees are always slightly bent and always making sure you end the stretch in upright posture and then when you come back you're giving them the forward bend, and stretch forward and release. Again go really slow, work within each others active range of motion, holding the stretch with breath ten to thirty seconds.

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Forward Bend Stretching Exercise With a Partner

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