Technique
- Stand up and start walking your feet out to the sides until you feel the stretch in the inner thighs
- Bend at the hips to reach the ankles with the hands
Form tips
- Keep the back straight and an anterior Pelvic tilt to stretch the hamstrings
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Hip adductors
Secondary
- Legs
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Progressions
Standing straddle toe pull
Novice
Side standing straddle stretch
Novice
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