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Standing Hip Flexors
Standing Hip Flexors is a beginner stretching exercise. It works the quadriceps.
beginnerotherstatic movementisolationstretching
- Main muscles
- quadriceps
How to do it
- Stand up straight with the spine vertical, the left foot slightly in front of the right.
- Bend both knees and lift the back heel off the floor as you press the right hip forward. You can't get a thorough, deep stretch in this position, however, because it's hard to relax the hip flexor and stand on it at the same time. Switch sides.
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General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).