Flexibility and Mobility

Flexibility and Mobility

List of Exercises and Stretches

Yoga and Flexibility Stretches

  • Child’s Pose: A resting pose that gently stretches the hips, thighs, and ankles.
  • Spinal Release: A movement designed to increase flexibility and mobility in the spine.
  • Swaying Back and Forth: A gentle movement to loosen the lower back and hips.
  • Shoulder Rolls: A movement to release tension in the shoulders and upper back.
  • Downward Facing Dog: A full-body stretch that lengthens the spine and hamstrings.
  • Lunge with Twist: A dynamic stretch that targets the hips, thighs, and torso.
  • Hip Opening: A series of stretches to increase flexibility in the hips.
  • Side Lunge: A lateral stretch that works the inner and outer thighs.
  • Hurdle Stretch: A stretch for the hamstrings and inner thighs.
  • Up Dog: A backbend that stretches the chest, abdomen, and front of the thighs.
  • Cobra: A backbend that strengthens the spine and stretches the chest and abdomen.
  • Scorpion: An advanced backbend that increases flexibility in the spine and shoulders.
  • Extended Puppy Pose: A stretch that targets the shoulders, back, and hips.
  • Butterfly Forward Pose: A stretch that opens the hips and groin.
  • One Legged Forward Bend: A hamstring and back stretch.
  • Straddle Forward Fold: A stretch that opens the inner thighs and hamstrings.
  • Lying Twist: A spinal twist that promotes relaxation and flexibility.
  • Thread the needle: A stretch that targets the shoulders and upper back.
  • Lizzard pose: A hip opening stretch.
  • Sphinx: A gentle backbend that stretches the abdomen and chest.

Dynamic Movements and Stretches

  • Butt Kicks: A dynamic warm-up exercise that targets the hamstrings.
  • Elephant Walks: A dynamic stretch that targets the hamstrings and lower back.
  • Dynamic side stretch: A stretch that targets the obliques.
  • Neck stretch: A stretch that targets the neck muscles.
  • Cat Cow: A dynamic stretch that targets the spine.
  • Wrist Stretch: A stretch that targets the wrists and forearms.
  • Walk the dog: A dynamic stretch that targets the calves and hamstrings.
  • Deep lunge: A stretch that targets the hip flexors and quads.
  • Runners stretch: A stretch that targets the hamstrings and calves.
  • Shoulder stretch and spin twist: A stretch that targets the shoulders and spine.