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Stretching

WARM-UP

Stretching Gluts

Stretching Adductors

Stretching Hamstrings

Stretching Quads

ÍNDEX

Stretching Calves

Stretching your muscles

"Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints. Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage".

Calves

Do you know where your calves are?

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The calf muscle, on the back of the lower leg, is actually made up of two muscles:

You can use these exercises to stretch your calves

Calves stretching exercises

Quads

Do you know where your quads are?

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The quadriceps femoris is a group of muscles located in the front of the thigh

You can use these exercises to stretch your quads

Quads stretching exercises

Hamstrings

Do you know where your hamstrings are?

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The hamstrings are a group of muscles and their tendons at the rear of the upper leg. They include the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus.

You can use these exercises to stretch your hamstrings

Hamstrings stretching exercises

Adductors

Do you know where your adductors are?

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The adductor muscles of the hip are a group of muscles mostly used for bringing the thighs together (called adduction)

You can use these exercises to stretch your adductors

Adductors stretching exercises

Gluts

Do you know where your gluts are?

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The gluteus maximus is the main extensor muscle of the hip. It is the largest and outermost of the three gluteal muscles.

You can use these exercises to stretch your gluts

Gluts stretching exercises

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