Diagonal Stretch - Kneeling

Cues:

• Keep feet in a straight line from front to back

• Balance is part of the diagonal stretch

• Press through the ball of the back foot to pressurize quad and drive the hip forward

• Lean back and touch either your butt, hamstring, calf, or heel

• Feel a stretch through the anterior hip and quad

• You shouldn't feel the low back, adjust to a smaller ROM as needed to not irritate the low back

Mistakes:

• Feet spread wide to assist with balance

• Closing the hip to reach down instead of back

• Working off the top of the foot instead of pressurizing through the ball of the back foot

• Reaching the wrong direction

• Moving through the low back and causing pain/discomfort