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Core Knowledge

Movements

Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch

Steps

  • Lie on your back with both legs straight. Pull one knee toward your chest, grasping behind the knee with both hands.
  • Straighten your lower leg as much as possible without letting your knee move away from your chest. Hold the stretch for 2 seconds.
  • Relax and return to the starting position.
  • Complete the set on one side before repeating with the opposite leg.

Coaching Tip

  • Keep your opposite leg on the ground by pushing your heel as far away as possible and contracting your glute.

Feel It

  • Stretching the hamstrings of your bent leg and the front of the upper thigh on your straight leg.

Tags: Stretching, Flexibility, Hamstrings

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