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# Bent-legs forward fold to ankles
> Beginner · Static · Bilateral. Flexibility
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| **Difficulty** | Beginner |
| **Velocity** | Static |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Stacy |
| **Video length** | 12 s |
## Technique
1. Stand up, bend at the hips, bend the knees and reach the hands to the ankles, lowering the head.
2. Lay the belly and chest onto the thighs.
3. Focus on deepening the hip crease (smaller angle between thighs and trunk).
4. Breathe deeply and feel the expansion of the back body as you breath in, releasing tension in the back as you breath out.
## Form tips
* Activate the legs in the direction of straightening, pressing down through the feet, lifting up through the hips. Active legs, soft spine.
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