Legs·Bodyweight·Isolation

On Your Side Quad Stretch

Quads · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

Force

Static

The On Your Side Quad Stretch is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Quads.

Muscles Worked

Quads primary

1Start off by lying on your right side, with your right knee bent at a 90-degree angle resting on the floor in front of you (this stabilizes the torso).
2Bend your left knee behind you and hold your left foot with your left hand. To stretch your hip flexor, press your left hip forward as you push your left foot back into your hand. Switch sides.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.