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.