Thigh, hip and spine opener - level 1

Thigh, hip and spine opener - level 1

Lie on your side with your legs straight.
Ensure you have a good support for your head so that your neck is in alignment with the rest of your spine.
Keeping your bottom leg straight, bend your top leg up so that your hip and knee are at 90 degrees.
Use your bottom arm to support the knee.
For a stronger stretch, place your bottom hand on top of your knee and apply downward pressure.
Place your upper hand around your rib cage
Rotate your shoulders and chest round to face upwards.
Take a deep breath in.
As you exhale, allow yourself to rotate further into the stretch, guiding the movement gently with your upper arm.
Inhale, and ease off the stretch.
Exhale, and deepen the stretch.

Required equipment: No equipment, Mat
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