Soccer upper thigh stretches and the hip pointer

Two stretching exercises that most runners and coaches do not know about for cross country track athletes or even soccer players in product guidance healthy living tips.




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The hip pointer stretch for cross country and track athletes is a very simple exercise.   Simply bend the knee forwards by taking one giant step with your hands on your sides.  Stretch by stooping a little, but more importantly by leaning forwards by bending the knee.  As with all stretching do not rock the motion and continue to stretch until the pain goes away.  Any soar muscles should be stretched until limber or no more stress is felt.

The other exercise is to sit on the ankles.  Good for soccer players that normally experience muscle pains in the hamstrings or calf muscles, except this stretch is for the upper thighs.  If you play soccer try to sit on your ankles with the knees forward, then the thighs should feel really soar even if you have stretched out every other body part. ________________________ article nine of ten simple yoga stretches New update; the exercise being described is an upper thigh stretch that can be achieved by sitting on the ankles with the knees touching the ground and leaning back until the pain goes away.