Exercises / Upper legs / Exercise Ball Hip Flexor Stretch
Exercise Ball Hip Flexor Stretch
Exercise Ball Hip Flexor Stretch: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: exercise ball.
- Equipmentexercise ball
- Body partupper legs
- Primary muscles
- glutes, quadriceps
- Secondary muscles
- hamstrings
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How to do it
- Place the stability ball on the ground and kneel in front of it.
- Place your right foot on top of the stability ball, with your knee bent at a 90-degree angle.
- Extend your left leg behind you, keeping it straight.
- Lean forward, pushing your hips towards the stability ball, until you feel a stretch in your right hip flexor.
- Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds, then switch sides and repeat.