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#MobilityMonday “Bretzel 🥨 Stretch”
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Check out this hip flexor, quads, and T-spine stretch named the bretzel 🥨.
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1️⃣ Lay on your side, specifically the side that you want to stretch.
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2️⃣ Bring the opposite knee up towards your chest and hold it in place with the arm that is on the same side of the leg that is being stretched. Aaron is holding his L knee with his R hand. If this is uncomfortable, you can prop your knee up by putting a foam roller or something else under the knee to support it.
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3️⃣ Grab the top of your ankle on the side you plan to stretch with the other arm that is free with the palm facing the ceiling. Aaron grabs his R ankle with his L hand. Try to pull your knee back as tolerated to help increase the stretch of the hip flexors.
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4️⃣ Perform a posterior pelvic tilt (decrease the arch in your low back) and then rotate your chest towards the ceiling.
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5️⃣ Hold for at least 30s and repeat 2-3x. Be sur...