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Pigeon Stretch

HOW: Place one leg in front and across you. Your shin should be perpendicular to your body. Slowly sink down with your chest until you feel a pull in the back of the hip. You can rotate your body towards the leg in front of...

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  • HOW:  Place one leg in front and across you. Your shin should be perpendicular to your body. Slowly sink down with your chest until you feel a pull in the back of the hip. You can rotate your body towards the leg in front of you to further the stretch.

 

  • FEEL:  You will feel a deep stretch in the back hip on the elevated leg.

 

  • COMPENSATION: Avoid rotating and opening your chest away from the leg that is bent.