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Walking Pigeon Stretch
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HOW: Shift your weight to one leg as you bend the opposite knee and place the lower leg over the top of the knee on the leg you're standing on. Hinge forward at the hips keeping your back flat and slightly sink down on your leg creating a stretch in the bent leg. Hold this for as long as prescribed and do this as you walk forward alternating legs.
FEEL: You should feel a stretch in the hip you are bending.
COMPENSATION: Don’t lean to either side, stay upright even as you hinge forward.
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