Figure Four

Focus: Stretch, flexibility
Primary muscles worked: Hips, glutes, piriformis  
How to:

  • Sit tall on of a chair (neutral spine, shoulders back and down), knees bent, feet flat on the floor

  • Place your right ankle just above your left knee

  • Press lightly on your right leg, just above the knee, until you feel a comfortable stretch

  • Hold for 15-30 seconds

  • Breathe!

  • Slowly return to the starting position

  • Repeat on the other side

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