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STRETCH Hamstrings, Standing

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Posted by kbou
Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 2:31pm filed under Cardio - Rehabilitation Exercises

Calories Burned:  197 calories per hour   (based on a body weight of 150 lbs.)
Instructions: 

Stand or sit and extend your right / left leg, placing your foot on a chair or foot stool

Keeping a slight arch in your low back and your hips straight forward.

Lead with your chest and lean forward at the waist until you feel a gentle stretch in the back of your right / left knee or thigh. (When done correctly, this exercise requires leaning only a small distance.)

Hold this position for 30 seconds.

 

Tags:  rehab, IT band, Polpliteus

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