Archives: Exercises

How to Stretch Your Quad Muscles 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat with them placed slightly narrower than shoulder-width apart 2. Lift your right foot off the floor and bend at the knee to allow your right foot to come up directly behind you 3. Place your right hand…

How to Stretch Your Hamstring Muscles 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat with them placed slightly narrower than shoulder-width apart 2. Step forward with your right foot and bring your toes up off the floor while keeping your heel grounded 3. Pivot yourself slightly forward at the hips and…

How to Do a Cross Body Shoulder Stretch 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat 2. Bring your right arm across your body (you should have to have your bicep touching your chest) 3. Bring your left arm up and pin your right arm in place by pinning your left…

How to do Shoulder Rolls 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat 2. Slowly round your shoulders forwards and bring them up towards your ears 3. At their highest point, shift your shoulders backward by opening up your chest a little 4. Lower shoulders back down to their starting position

How to Do a Deep Sumo Squat Stretch 1. Place your feet between 125% and 150% of your shoulder-width apart with your toes pointing outwards at a 45-degree angle 2. Brace your core and inhale as you lower your body, bending at the knees. Be sure to keep your chest upright and your eyes forward …

How to do Arm Circles 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat 2. Elevate your arms so that they come directly out from your sides 3. Begin to create small circles either rotating forward or backward 4. Gradually allow the circles to become bigger and bigger until your feel the…

How to do Corpse Pose (shavasana) 1. Comfortably lay flat back on your exercise or yoga mat 2. Keep your arms a few inches away from your sides with your palms facing up 3. Allow your legs to rest, without tension, outstretched below you 4. Make any adjustments you feel necessary to be at complete…

How to Stretch Your Hamstrings 1. Begin with your feet placed about 150 – 200% of your shoulder-width apart with a slight bend at the knee 2. Slow pivot forward at the hips, allowing your chest to lower towards the gap created between your legs 3. Continue lowering your upper body, allowing your hands to…

How to Stretch Your Chest Muscles 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat 2. Extend both hands out in front of your chest and allow palms to come flat together 3. Keeping your arms straight, pull your palms away from each other as if opening up for a big hug…

How to Stretch Your Glute Muscles 1. Stand tall with your feet planted firmly on your workout mat 2. Lift your right leg off the ground and bring your right knee up towards your chest 3. Reach both hands around the front of your knee and create a little pulling pressure. You should feel the…