[ Leg Stretch ] 34
Cross-Legged Hip Rotator Stretch

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• Lie on your back, both knees bent and feet flat on the floor.

• Bend your right leg and rest your anklebone on your left thigh just above the knee.

• Place your right hand on your right knee and gently push the knee away from you.

• Don’t push your knee too far. Go only to where you feel a stretch in the hip.

• Hold for 15 to 30 seconds.

• Relax, and repeat twice.

• Do the stretch 3 times on your opposite side.

BENEFITS

• Stretches the hip rotator

• Increases hip flexibility

• Improves lower-back mobility

TIP

• Do this as an alternative to the Lying Hip Rotator Stretch [33].