Front Split Stretch

Description

1. Start kneeling.
2. Extend one leg out forwards, fully straightened. Follow with your hips so your back leg begins to unfold.
3. Carefully lower yourself into the stretch. Do not go beyond your limit.
4. Hold for the required time.

Muscles

Primary muscles

• Hamstrings
• Quads

Secondary muscles

• Calves (gastrocnemius)

Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: Croak6728). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).