StretchUp

Happy baby

A playful lying stretch for the hips and inner thighs, holding your feet or shins.

Illustration of Happy baby from the StretchUp app

How to do it

  1. Lie on your back and bring knees toward armpits.
  2. Hold the outside of your feet or shins.
  3. Keep your lower back on the floor.

Remember

Rock side to side if it feels good.

Take care

Hold your shins instead if your feet are out of reach.

Ask a professional first if you have:

  • a pregnancy (after about 16 weeks, don’t lie on your back or belly for long, and twist only gently)
  • a hip replacement (deep hip bending, crossing the legs or turning the knee inward)

Stretch gently and never into pain. StretchUp gives general guidance and is not a medical device.

More stretches

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