Mobility and stretching exercises
Step-by-step guides to 31 mobility and stretching exercises from the Prep app, grouped by body area. Each one shows how to do the move in photos, how long to hold it, the form to keep and an easier version.
Pigeon poseSupport a diagonal front shin and lengthen the other leg behind you. Copenhagen plankHold a side plank with the top knee supported on a stable bench. Cossack squatWide stance, shift weight side to side, sitting into one hip. Figure 4 stretchLie on your back, cross one ankle over the other thigh and gently draw the supporting leg in. Couch stretchRest your rear foot on a low bench for a supported thigh and hip stretch. World's greatest stretchLunge, lower the elbow inside the front foot, then rotate the same arm upward. 90/90 hip switchesRotate both hips from one seated 90/90 position to the other with slow, controlled switches. Kneeling hip flexor stretchTuck the pelvis in a half-kneel, then shift forward within a comfortable range. Butterfly stretchSit tall with the soles of your feet together and let your knees open. Frog stretchWiden your knees and gently move your hips back for an inner-thigh stretch. ClamshellsOn your side, lift the top knee while keeping your heels together. Glute bridgeLie on your back and lift your hips using both planted feet. Happy baby poseLie on your back with knees open and support your feet or shins. Seated figure 4 stretchSit with one ankle crossed over the opposite thigh and your hands behind you.
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Hamstring stretches and exercises.
Nordic curlWith your ankles securely held, slowly lower your body forward from kneeling. Standing hamstring stretchFold forwards from the hips with soft knees and your arms hanging. Legs up the wallLie back and let the wall support your legs in a comfortable resting position. Inchworm exerciseFold forward, walk hands out to plank, walk feet back in.
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Back stretches.
Cat-cow stretchOn all fours, alternate arching and rounding the spine. Child's poseEase your hips towards your heels and reach your arms forwards from kneeling. Cobra poseLie on your front and gently raise your chest with light hand support. Sphinx poseLie on your front and gently raise the chest onto your forearms.
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Core exercises.
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Neck exercises.
About
About these guides.
Written by the Prep team from the exercise guides in the Prep app. They have not had a clinical review and are not medical advice.
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