Stretching

Standing Hip Flexors

The standing hip flexors is a beginner stretching exercise for your quads, using just your body weight.

Main muscles
Quads
Equipment
Body weight
Level
Beginner
Standing Hip Flexors, starting position
Start
Standing Hip Flexors, end position
Finish

How to do it

  1. Stand up straight with the spine vertical, the left foot slightly in front of the right.
  2. Bend both knees and lift the back heel off the floor as you press the right hip forward. You can't get a thorough, deep stretch in this position, however, because it's hard to relax the hip flexor and stand on it at the same time. Switch sides.

Alternatives to the standing hip flexors

Kneeling Hip Flexor Body weight Looking At Ceiling Body weight On Your Side Quad Stretch Body weight One Half Locust Body weight Rear Leg Raises Body weight Sit Squats Body weight