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Stretch Thighs

So you have decided to stretch the muscles in your legs.  Good for you.   The reason why you are stretching the muscles in your legs doesn't matter so much right now as finding the right exercises to use to stretch your thigh and other muscles in your leg.   You know that stretching is an important part of any workout, especially at the begin and end, but you really want to prevent the stiff thighs and sore legs you got last time.  It is easy to stretch your thigh muscles if you know how to do some simple exercises to help the process along.

The muscles that need to be stretched in the thigh are the inner thigh, the front of the thigh, and the muscles around the groin also know as the hamstring.  While there are several thigh stretches for each group, only one will  be covered.  

To work the inner thigh muscles,  sit down on the floor and put the soles of your feet together sideways so that your knees are touching the floor.  Bring the front part of your body forward in an attempt to touch the toes.  If you feel the muscle being stretched, stop and keep yourself in this position for fifteen to twenty seconds.  Lean back and repeat this process two or three times. 

Good, now that we know how to stretch the inner thighs let us learn how to stretch the front of the thigh.    Once again the exercise is very simple and does not take long time.  Bring the heel of the leg of the thigh muscles that you want to stretch behind you and grab it with your hand.  Pull the muscle until you feel a slight tension in the muscle and hold it there for a few seconds.  Do this several times and then switch to the other leg.      When that is done we can move to stretching the muscles around the groin known as the hamstring.

To stretch the hamstring muscle you start in a standing position, put the leg with the hamstring you wish to stretch first forward and bend it downwards as if you were starting to kneel, but keep the leg shin perpendicular to the floor. Lunge forward until you feel tension in the muscles and hold it for a few seconds.   After repeating this procedure, switch to the other leg and do it all over again.

There, if you have followed the procedures above, perhaps even more correctly than described the upper portions of your legs should now be ready for your workout.  Don't forget to loosen up the muscles in the shin, too.   And when you are done with your workout, repeat the same stretches you did at the beginning to prevent stiff and sore muscles afterwards.   If these stretches do not work or are uncomfortable, most of the thigh muscle groups can be stretched in alternate ways if you know how.  Just remember – stretch before and after your workout!

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