The #1 Hamstring Stretch Mistake
60sTeaches proper form for hamstring stretches, a common problem area for many viewers.
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[00:10] hey guys welcome back today I'm going to
[00:11] lead you through a quick 12 minute full
[00:14] body stretch this is a great little
[00:17] quick routine that you can throw into
[00:19] your day it's great to do in the morning
[00:21] or in the evening and you could even do
[00:23] this in the midst of your workday just
[00:24] to kind of wake the body up and stretch
[00:27] out that back those legs because we're
[00:30] all sitting down most of the day and
[00:32] stretching is very important you don't
[00:34] need any equipment for this stretch just
[00:36] make sure you can see your screen so you
[00:37] can follow along with me and without
[00:39] further Ado let's get to
[00:42] it all right so we're first going to
[00:44] start off you can do this on the ground
[00:46] or standing up totally up to you but
[00:47] we're going to start off with rolling
[00:49] out the neck
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[01:00] so nice big circles we'll do three one
[01:02] way and then
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[01:21] switch good and just look from side to
[01:24] side
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[01:36] and up and
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[01:45] [Applause]
[01:47] down right now we're just going to do
[01:49] some side stretches so you will have to
[01:51] do this on the ground you're going to
[01:52] reach up and
[01:53] over reaching those fingertips to the
[01:57] wall really feeling that stretch along
[01:59] the side side sink into the supporting
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[02:08] hip and
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[02:19] switch and switch
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[02:35] last
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[02:46] time good we're going to stand up next
[02:48] we're going to stretch out our
[02:50] hamstrings so the idea here is to hinge
[02:53] at the hips and send that booty back
[02:56] reach those fingertips out forward
[02:59] you're going to hold here stretch those
[03:01] legs feel the stretch in those
[03:04] hamstrings and then come down bounce it
[03:07] out and come back up really think about
[03:11] sending that booty backwards so you feel
[03:13] that stretch in those hamstrings
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[03:48] last time
[03:51] here good we're going to come down onto
[03:54] the
[03:54] ground we're going to start off in a
[03:56] child's pose reaching you're going to
[03:59] reach from side to
[04:00] side so hold one
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[04:07] side and switch to the other side really
[04:10] feel that stretch in your
[04:16] side and back to Center you're going to
[04:18] roll through your spine here nice and
[04:22] slow into a cobra pose so sink those
[04:25] hips down into the floor and keep that
[04:27] chest nice and open
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[04:36] and press
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[04:39] back reach to one
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[04:48] side other
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[04:55] side back to
[04:57] Center roll through to
[05:04] COBRA good and come up we're going to
[05:06] come up into a
[05:08] lunge so your back toe is popped we're
[05:11] going to twist and
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[05:26] open goad and place that hand on the
[05:29] inside of your foot and you're going to
[05:30] let this knee drop out to the side if
[05:33] it's more comfortable for you you can
[05:35] drop that back leg and you're just going
[05:37] to let this hip fall so you're really
[05:39] going to feel that stretch in your hip
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[05:55] here go ahead and bring it back to
[05:57] Center you're going to drop that back
[05:59] back knee pop yourself up on your knee
[06:02] you're really going to feel that stretch
[06:03] in this hip flexor if you want to
[06:05] increase the stretch you're going to
[06:06] reach this same arm up you're going to
[06:08] reach up and
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[06:13] over really sink deep into this lunge
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[06:42] good moving through Center you're going
[06:45] to step through Plank and we're just
[06:46] going to do the other side so bring that
[06:49] leg up into a lunge back leg is straight
[06:51] and we're going to twist
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[07:02] don't forget to breathe in these
[07:04] positions make sure you're taking nice
[07:06] deep belly
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[07:13] breaths go ahead and bring that hand on
[07:15] the inside of this foot and you're going
[07:17] to
[07:18] drop that hip outward
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[07:45] good come back up to a
[07:48] lunge back leg is down hands are up on
[07:51] the knee really sinking into this
[07:56] lunge and if you want to increase the
[07:58] stretch reach that arm up and over
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[08:33] good we're going to lie on our backs
[08:36] next hello Little Miss Jazz we're going
[08:38] to
[08:39] twist so if you could move that would be
[08:43] great one leg over you guys know the
[08:46] drill hands are out in a t position and
[08:48] you're going to
[08:50] look towards the opposite wall
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[09:00] so pressing that shoulder into the floor
[09:03] allowing this leg to feel nice and
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[09:21] heavy good and we're going to switch
[09:23] nice and slow coming through Center
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[10:06] good we're going to stay here on our
[10:07] backs and we're going to stretch out our
[10:09] glute so choose a side leg comes up and
[10:12] over you're crossing the leg pressing
[10:15] this knee outward but bringing them both
[10:17] close to your chest I find it helpful to
[10:19] keep this hand on my knee just so that
[10:22] I'm making sure that I'm feeling that
[10:23] stretch in that glute properly keeping
[10:26] those hips Square
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[10:55] good and we're going to switch
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[11:07] really try to press this knee
[11:09] outward and then pull with your other
[11:11] hand to bring your knees close
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[11:40] all right we're coming up you can do
[11:42] this standing up or on your knees we're
[11:44] going to stretch out our chest so hands
[11:47] are behind you they are clasped just
[11:49] like so you're going to stretch those
[11:53] arms and press those biceps away from
[11:56] you so you're opening the chest and
[11:58] feeling the stretch across the front of
[12:00] your arms and down your
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[12:22] biceps try to press those shoulders down
[12:24] take some nice deep breaths
[12:30] all right last little bit here you're
[12:31] going to come up onto your feet you're
[12:34] going to hug yourself around your knees
[12:37] and you're going to press that lower
[12:39] back up to the ceiling while holding
[12:41] your arms where they are so you're
[12:42] really stretching out that lower back
[12:45] you're going to hold here just for a few
[12:47] seconds take a few nice deep breaths and
[12:50] then
[12:51] release and do it again
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[13:15] last one you're going to place your
[13:16] hands on the mat nice deep
[13:20] Bend stretch it
[13:23] up Bend and roll it up nice and slow
[13:30] and that is it guys I hope you enjoyed
[13:32] this quick 12 minute full body stretch
[13:35] this is such a great routine to just get
[13:36] your body moving first thing in the
[13:38] morning or to just stretch it out after
[13:40] a long day I hope you guys enjoyed this
[13:42] one if you did make sure to give it a
[13:44] thumbs up and don't forget you can
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[13:54] below I hope you guys enjoyed this one
[13:55] and I will see you guys very soon bye
[13:59] a
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