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Stand tall. Bend left leg and grab left foot with left hand. Rotate pelvis under. Knee points to the floor. Both knees are glued together. Chest open. Feel stretch in front of thigh. Hold. Repeat with right leg. <\/p>\n

Standing Hamstring Stretch Pilates Exercise FAQs<\/h2>\n
\n

What are the teaching directions for the standing hamstring stretch?<\/h3>\n

Stand tall. Bend the left leg and grab the left foot with the left hand. Rotate pelvis under. Knee points to the floor. Both knees are glued together. Chest open. Feel stretch in front of the thigh. Hold. Repeat with the right leg.<\/p>\n

What are the benefits?<\/h3>\n

Stretches quads and hamstrings. Helps balance. Improves posture.<\/p>\n

What are some modifications?<\/h3>\n

Quad stretch exercise using a table as a prop<\/a><\/p>\n

Standing Posture Exercise<\/a><\/p>\n

Standing Quad Stretch Exercise<\/a><\/p>\n

Releve Plie exercise<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stand tall. Bend left leg and grab left foot with left hand. Rotate pelvis under. Knee points to the floor. Both knees are glued together. Chest open. Feel stretch in front of thigh. Hold. Repeat with right leg. Standing Hamstring Stretch Pilates Exercise FAQs What are the teaching directions for the standing hamstring stretch? 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