Groin and Front of Thighs

Day 4


Before you begin, repeat the stretches you’ve already learned. When you’re finished, practice these two new exercises. Stay in your comfort zone, both for the range of stretching and the number of times you repeat the stretch.


Groin and Front of Upper Thighs


1.Kneel on one knee behind a chair with a high back, your other leg bent in front of you with your foot flat on the ground.

2.Grab hold of the chairback and exhale your body forward, the foot of your upright leg firmly planted, stretching the groin and thigh of the leg resting on the ground.

3.Inhale back into the starting position.

4.Repeat steps 2-3 five to ten times.

  1. 5.Repeat steps 2-4 for your other leg.


 

Front of Thighs


1.Stand to the side of a highback chair and grab hold with the hand closest to the chair.

2.Lift your outside knee and grab your ankle with your free hand, balancing yourself by holding onto the chair.

3.Exhale your outside knee up behind you, using your hand for a gentle assist at the end of the stretch.

4.Inhale your knee back down and parallel to your other knee.

5.Repeat steps 3-4 five to ten times.

6.Repeat steps 3-5 for your other leg.