04/28/2020
AS ALWAYS, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS ROUTINE.
Perform each stretch 4 X (15-20) seconds
1. Lower Trunk Rotation - Keep your legs bent while off the ground and move side to side. Hold stretch on each side.
-Regression: Keep your feet on the ground and perform the same motion.
-Targets: Right and Left Sides of the Lower Back. (Lumbar Spine)
2. Piriformis Stretch - This muscle is located in The Glutes.
-For the Right Side of your Piriformis, bring your right foot over your left knee. Then, pull your left leg towards your body.
Vice versa for the Left Side.
-Regression: For the Right Side of your Piriformis, instead of pulling your left leg towards you, keep your right foot on your left knee and pull your right knee towards your body. Same for the Left Side.
-Targets: Piriformis (Glutes)
3. Floor Cobra - Lie on the floor with your eyes facing the ground. Make sure your arms are straight. Then, arch your Back and hold the stretch.
-Targets: Lumbar and Thoracic Spine and Shoulders
4. Sit and Reach - Sit on the floor with your legs straight but not locked in front of you. Try and touch your toes.
-Targets: Hamstrings and Lumbar Spine
5. Pretzel Stretch - For the Right Leg, lie on your right side. Grab your right foot and bring it as far back as you can. Then straighten your Left Leg and have it point at a slight angle. You’ll feel a stretch on both legs in different ways. Also, make sure your left shoulder’s down. Do the same thing for your Left Leg.
-Regression: Simply try and bend the leg you want to target. For example, if you’re doing the Right Side, don’t worry about your left side. You’ll just simply feel a stretch on your right but not left side. Do the same thing for the Left Side.
-Targets: If you’re pulling on your Right Leg, targets your IT Band, and the Left Side, you’ll feel it more in your Glutes and Lumbar Spine. For the Left Leg, it’s like a mirror. It’ll target the opposite muscles.
6. Sitting IT Band Stretch - Sit on the floor with your knees bent.
-For the Right Leg, put your right foot on top of your Left Knee. Pull your Right Knee towards your body. Rotate your Back. Same for Left Leg.
-Targets: IT Band, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
7. Butterfly Stretch - Place your knees in a butterfly position and feet together. Bring your knees as far down as possible.
-Targets: Groin, Inner Thigh, Hips, and Lumbar Spine