5 GREAT STRETCHES

1. Hamstring Stretch

2.  Piriformis Stretch

• Lie on back in open doorway
• Place leg on wall, keeping back on floor and both legs straight.
• You should feel a stretch in the back of the thigh.
• Hold for 30 sec, repeat 4 times on each leg.

• Lie on your back
• Pull knee up and across toward opposite shoulder.
• Feel stretch in buttock.
• Hold 30 sec, repeat 4 times on each leg.

3. Trunk Rotation Stretch

4.  Posterior Shoulder Stretch

• Lie on your back, knees bent.
• Keeping shoulders flat on floor, rotate legs to one side.
• Feel stretch in low back.
•  Hold for 30 sec, repeat 4 times on each side.

• Begin by reaching across your body with your right arm.

• Place left hand on back of elbow.

• Slowly pull arm toward chest.

• Feel stretch in back of shoulder.

• Hold 30 sec, repeat 4 times on each side.

5.  Wrist Flexor Stretch

• Extend right arm straight in front of you with palm up.
• Use your left hand to bend wrist down.
• Feel stretch in forearm.
• Hold 30 sec and repeat 4 times on both sides.

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