Legs·Bodyweight
Runner's Stretch
Hamstrings · Bodyweight
Beginner
Body Part
Legs
Equipment
Bodyweight
Level
Beginner
Force
Static
The Runner's Stretch is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Hamstrings.
Muscles Worked
Hamstrings primaryCalves secondary
How to Do the Runner's Stretch
- 1It's easiest to get into this stretch if you start standing up, put one leg behind you, and slowly lower your torso down to the floor.
- 2Keep the front heel on the floor (if it lifts up, scoot your other leg further back).
- 3Place your hands on either side of your front leg. To get more out of this stretch, push your butt up toward the ceiling, and then gradually lower it back toward the floor. You'll Stretch the hip flexor of the back leg and the hamstring and buttocks of the front.
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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.