How to do leg stretching exercises

Regular leg stretching exercises can help shape your legs well, especially after exercise, you must remember to do leg stretching exercises to prevent muscle and cramps. However, there are many types of leg stretching exercises, and each person has different methods. Which method should you choose? Some people may be confused about this, and the following will introduce in detail the methods and steps of leg stretching exercises.

Erector spinae and hamstrings: Straighten your legs together, bend over, touch the ground with your fingertips, feel the tension in your back and the back of your thighs, and hold for 15 to 30 seconds. Then stand up and do it again after a few seconds. Friends with better flexibility can try touching the ground with the fists and palms; to go a step further, you can hug your calves with both hands and press your cheeks against your legs. For the quadriceps, hold the wall, tree or rock with your left hand, support your body with your right leg, lift your left leg, bend over and use your right hand to hold the sole of your left leg from behind, then straighten your body, and pull as far as you can with your right hand so that the left heel is close to your buttocks, and feel the front of your thigh tighten, and hold for 15 to 30 seconds. Continue with your right leg. Alternate between the left and right legs.

Stand facing a wall, tree or rock, with your left leg behind and your right leg in front, in a lunge, with your hands stretched forward to hold onto something fixed. Keep your left heel close to the ground, move your body's center of gravity forward and downward, feel the back of your left calf tighten, and hold for 15 to 30 seconds. Continue with your right leg. Alternate between the left and right legs.

I hope that after understanding these methods and steps, everyone will be able to perform these leg stretching exercises correctly. In fact, the method is relatively simple, and you can easily complete it during your break at work or at home. It can stretch your legs well, increase your body flexibility, and provide greater protection for your health.