This one stretches your hip flexors.
Floor stretches for flexibility.
Begin sitting tall in a sturdy chair.
Cross your right leg over your left letting the right ankle sit atop your left knee.
This hip stretch will help increase the flexibility in your hips allowing you greater range of motion.
For a deeper stretch.
You may already feel a stretch deep in your hip.
Great for beginner s or anyone in need of a great stretch.
Stretching may not be the most exciting part of working out but doing flexibility work is just as important for a well rounded fitness routine as strength and cardio work.
Relax your right hip letting gravity pull it toward the floor.
Repeat on the other side as flexibility allows.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet on the floor about hip width apart.
Follow along with this 30 min stretch routine designed to help increase flexibility.
After a while you will notice passive stretches may not be the most effective way of increasing flexibility.
Trying proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation pnf where you extend your muscles and then try to contract them from a lengthened position could be a great way to control your nervous system and gain better momentum.