12 Stretching Exercises to Increase Your Flexibility. Stretching is an excellent way to become more flexible as it involves elongating and strengthening those muscles. And flexibility is incredibly important in a well-rounded fitness routine.

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12 Stretching Exercises to Increase Your Flexibility

Stretches like the Frog Stretch, Piriformis Stretch, and 90/90 Stretch are just a few of the many stretching exercises you can easily follow to improve your flexibility.

Sit on the floor and extend your legs in front of you.
Cross your right leg over your left, and plant your right foot flat on the floor.
Place your right hand on the floor behind your body.
Now, place your left hand on your right quad or your left elbow on your right knee and press your right leg to the left as you twist your torso to the right.

If the spinal rotation causes back discomfort, forget about that, and instead, use your left hand to pull your right quad in and to the left.
This stretch is designed to loosen up the muscles on the back of the upper arms.

As such, it makes a great stretch to do after a chest or shoulder workout.
Sit, kneel or stand tall with feet hip-width apart, and arms extended overhead.
Bend your right elbow and reach your right hand to touch the top middle of your back.

Now, reach your left hand overhead and grasp just below your right elbow.
This is a great stretching move before or after pushing motions like rows and push-ups.

Push off the ground with your left hand and bend your left knee to keep yourself balanced as you start to roll to your right side.
You should feel the stretch in your right-side pectoral muscles.
As your mobility improves, you`ll be able to stretch and roll your body further.

This backbend yoga pose aims to gently stretch the lower back.
Keep your hips and thighs pressed into the floor, and imagine that you`re lengthening your spine while keeping your shoulders relaxed.
Sit up just enough to feel a nice stretch in your lower back.

This stretch helps open up the hips and improve mid-back mobility.
Now, bend your left knee and drop into a lunge, keeping your right leg straight behind you with your toes on the floor.
You should feel a stretch at the front of your right thigh.
Put your right hand on the floor and twist your upper body to the left as you extend your left arm toward the ceiling.
Start by standing tall with your feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, and arms by your sides.

Now, exhale as you bend forward at the hips, lowering your head toward the floor while keeping your head, neck, and shoulders relaxed.
Then, wrap your arms around the back of your legs and maintain this position from 45 seconds to 2 minutes.
This stretch is effective in relieving tightness in the hips and enhancing flexibility.

Sit on the floor with the soles of your feet pressing into each other.
As you exhale, fall heavy into the floor and relax or sink a bit more deeply into the stretch.

This stretch targets not just the quadriceps but all areas of the legs, from the hip to the thigh, to the foot.
Here`s how to do the Lying Quad Stretch.
Keep your bottom leg straight and bend your top knee so your foot is by your butt.

Now, hold your top foot with your hand, pulling it toward your butt.
Hold for 30 seconds to 2 minutes then switch sides and repeat.
Do you often sit with your legs crossed?
If so, then you may be experiencing lower back pain due to tight hips.
Try the Frog Stretch, which is what we`ll be talking about next.

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