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Inverted Hamstring Stretch
DIFFICULTY
Moderate
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
None
STARTING POSITION
Standing on one leg with arms straight out to side of body and your shoulder blades squeezed together.
PROCEDURE
- Bend over at the waist and kick opposite foot into the air.
- When you feel a stretch, hold and return to the starting position.
- Repeat with the other leg.
COACHING KEYS
- Keep your back flat.
- Maintain a straight line from ear through hip, knee and ankle.
- Keep a slight bend to your knee.
YOU SHOULD FEEL IT
In your hamstrings.
SKI PURPOSE
Improves balance and warms up hamstrings for the slopes.
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