Performing daily stretching exercises increases your flexibility.
Stretch touch the floor.
As you breathe sink deeper into the stretch.
Most back injuries occur because of tight hamstring and lower back muscles.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Bend elbows to get forearms down to the floor until you feel the stretch.
Reach down and try to touch your toes.
Repeat this process every other day and.
How to stretch to be able to touch your toes.
Return to starting position and repeat 9 more times.
Push the small of your back down and into the floor by tightening your lower abdominal muscles.
Simply get down on all fours and alternate between rounding your back toward the ceiling and pushing your stomach toward the floor while lifting your buttocks.
Hold for a count of 10.
Star stretch 30 seconds as many slow reps as you can moon the sky 30 seconds as many slow reps as you can 1 standing toe touch stretch.
Flex activate the front of your legs keep them straight and bend over at the waist juuuust past the point of discomfort.
These 2 medically proven stretch exercises will help combat those tight muscles s.
Hold each position for 15 30 seconds at a degree where you feel a nice stretch but no discomfort.
And for good reason.
Supine abdominal draw in stretch.
Repeat on the other side as flexibility allows.
Aim low dream high.
Tight lower back muscles short hamstrings and even your genes or gender can contribute to the degree of flexibility required to touch your toes.
Place your toes on books and heels on the floor.
For a deeper stretch.
The cat camel stretch is a great way to stretch lower back muscles.
Here s a very quick secret to touching your toes.
Touching your toes doesn t come easily.
Over time you will.
Repeat on the other side as flexibility allows.
It ll get you way more flexible in under a minute to finally reach the ground.
It s essential to help with posture related pain or for.
Stretch the leg out away from your body opening up the hips.
Bend your knees a little if you need to.