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Quadriceps Stretch

Description

Stand on one leg (hold onto a wall if necessary). Use your hand to grasp the ankle of your other leg and gently pull your heel toward your buttocks. Make sure your knees stay close together and that you push your pelvis slightly forward (avoid arching your back).

Muscles

Front
Back

Primary muscles

  • Quads

Secondary muscles

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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: tobias08). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).