Technique
- Sit down on a slightly elevated surface (such as a yoga block).
- Extend one leg to the side, and bend the other and lift the knee up.
- Push your knee out and pull your foot closer to open your hips.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Pelvis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Joint movements
trains stretches
Progressions
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