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Contortionist's Stretching Routine
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Back Bend (Bridge)
Lie on your back with your hands by your ears and your feet flat on the ground. Push up with your hands and feet to lift your body into an arch.
Lying Down Quadriceps Stretch
Lie down on one side. Grab the ankle of your top leg and pull the heel towards your buttocks, keeping your knees together and your hip straight.
Cat-Cow Stretch
On your hands and knees, alternate between arching your back, lifting your head and tailbone (cow), and rounding your spine, dropping your head and tailbone (cat).
Straddle Stretch
Open your legs as wide as possible while seated. Reach with both hands to your right foot, then to your left, and then forward to the center. Keep your back straight.
Standing Calf Stretch
Stand facing a wall with one foot close to it and the other behind you. Keep the back leg straight and push the heel into the ground as you lean forward against the wall.
Middle Split
From a standing position, gradually slide your feet apart sideways. Keep your hips facing forward and descend straight down keeping your back straight.
Overhead Shoulder Stretch
Standing or sitting, raise one arm straight up, bend at the elbow, and reach down the middle of your back. With the opposite hand, gently push the elbow down further.
Pike Stretch
Sit on the floor with your legs straight ahead. Reach for your toes and try to lay your chest flat on your thighs. Keep your knees straight.
Kneeling Quad Stretch
Kneel on one leg and place the other foot in front of you. Reach back with your hand to grab the ankle of the leg you're kneeling on and pull it towards your buttocks.
Butterfly Stretch
Seated, bring the soles of your feet together and pull them close to your body. Flap your knees up and down like the wings of a butterfly.
Standing Hamstring Stretch
Standing up, place one foot in front of you on an elevated surface. Keep your leg straight and lean your upper body forward while keeping your back straight.
Seated Forward Bend
Sit on the floor with legs extended. Inhale and raise your arms up, then exhale and reach forward, hinging at the hips, to grab your feet or shins.
Front Split
Stand and slide one foot forward and the other back, keeping your hips squared and both legs straight. Lower down until you feel a stretch in your front thigh and back hamstring.
Chest Stand
Lie on your stomach. Push with your hands to lift your legs overhead towards your head, attempting to touch your toes to the ground above your head.
Scorpion Stretch
Lie on your stomach with arms out to the sides. Lift one leg and arch it over your back, trying to touch the floor on the opposite side, rotating your hips.
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