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Hip flexors, quadriceps, and waist muscles
Releasing hard-to-reach tension in the hips, thighs, and waist while helping your body move with more ease.
From here, let's bring the feet down and take the feet wide. And then the closer your feet are to your body, the stronger the stretch will be in your thighs and your hips and waist. You're going to drop your left knee toward your right ankle. And then you can switch and let that right knee drop towards your left. And then just alternating a few passes there. And then the next time your right knee is dropped, leave your right knee down, and then you can add that right arm overhead if you want to, where you can kind of feel like you're pulling your right knee and your right hand in opposite directions and kind of breathing into that right side. Then you can bring your knees up and your arm down and switch. Let that left knee drop toward that right ankle and then you can add that left arm overhead and pull the knee and the hand in opposite directions. So kind of pulling your knee and hand apart. Breathing into that space between your ribs and your hips on the left side. Then you can bring your arm down and bring your knees up and then go ahead and just bring both feet in and go soles of your feet together and let the knees drop out. But then take the arms back out to the side so you can externally rotate the arm bones again.
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Note* not all exercises are suitable for everyone. Consult your doctor before enrolling in the Alignment Studio or any exercise program. The instructions and advice contained here are not a substitute for medical counseling.
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