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Advanced Quad and Hip Flexor Stretches for Contortion
Stretching - Lower Body, Contortion, Front Splits, General Lower Body Flexibility, Quads, Hip Flexors Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Lower Body, Contortion, Front Splits, General Lower Body Flexibility, Quads, Hip Flexors Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Advanced Quad and Hip Flexor Stretches for Contortion

If you’ve got relatively flexible hip flexors and quads (ex. you can easily pull your heel to your butt in a standing quad stretch, and/or you have flat splits) - it may be time to up your hip work for those muscle groups.

These are all deep anterior (front of the) hip stretches that may make you feel your quads like you’ve never felt them before!

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5 Beginner-Friendly Quad Stretches
Stretching - Lower Body, General Lower Body Flexibility, Quads Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Lower Body, General Lower Body Flexibility, Quads Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

5 Beginner-Friendly Quad Stretches

There are a lot of activities that require you to really exercise your quads - literally anything that requires bending and straightening of your knee! Running, cycling, and weightlifting are all great at building quad strength, but without stretching after exercise could lead to tighter quads, which can eventually lead to knee pain.

If you’re looking for some beginner-friendly (and knee-friendly!) stretches for your quads, read on.

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