Colleen O Hurt so good!
" Great for the lower back, hamstrings & calves. Gradually bend at the waist, towards the floor with legs slightly bent. Place both hands on the floor, palms facing down. Then gradually straighten legs, while keeping your gaze on the floor. Hold the pose for 20 seconds! "
Bend-over Stretch Challenge rules
- Keep hands & feet planted to the floor.......NO bending at the elbows & knees.
- Hold for 20 seconds......maintain your breathing.
- Not all types of physical activity are suitable for everyone. Users take Challenges and training advice at their own personal risk.
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Malachy K
“If you feel a lot of tightness at the back of the knees during other hamstring stretches, this is the one for you! Bend the knees till you feel the stretch in the belly of the muscle, and keep it there while you straighten the legs :)”
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Catherine W logged some Fitness & Training training on 30 May
Aaaaaahhhh!
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Worth it though right?!
Catherine W encouraged this.
Oooooooh yeeeeeessss!!!!
Colleen O Man my hammies are tight!
Andrea F This is a lot harder than it looks. It took a week of stretching to get my palms flat on the floor and legs straight but I finally managed it!
I'm not quite there yet but will keep trying!
Andrea F encouraged this.
Jeconiah M answered the question Rounded back?
" I'm greatly sorry, for the late response to your question Adrian. Actually......repeating this excercise regularly, would loosen the muscles,you mentioned.....bringing about greater flexibility in the long-term. An...
Jeconiah M answered the question Physically unable to reach floor and straighten legs
" I'm terribly sorry for this late response to your question Loren. The challenge is meant to be a long-term goal for most people, so even though you may not be able to perform the challenge now.......it should not s...
Eunice Y encouraged this.
Jeconiah M answered the question Do your palms need to touch the floor?
" Im so sorry Enya, for this very late response to your question. Yes, your palms should be on the floor. However....as Robyn mentioned, flexibility would very from person to person. Keep working on it though.....you...
Eunice Y encouraged this.
Christine T have tried this multiple times before and still can't reach the floor. I think my arms are just short. will keep trying though and improve flexibility.
Rick P encouraged this.
Colleen O Was shaking but I feel like I'm improving
Colleen O Such tight hamstrings...
Robyn S answered the question Do your palms need to touch the floor?
Flexibility comes and practice makes perfect. :)
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Colleen O answered the question Do your palms need to touch the floor?
It says "keep feet and hands planted to the floor", so I would say yes.
I can't get my palms to touch the floor :/ maybe sometime faaaaaar in the future I might be able to if I try very hard but for now I just can't get the palms on the floor. I can get my finger tips no problem tho :)
Colleen O Surprizes me that I feel this in my claves as well as my hamsrings.
Eliza K encouraged this.
Colleen O Whew, was super tight today
Eliza K encouraged this.
Colleen O Always done it with legs straight trying to reach the floor, starting with hands on the floor is a nice change. Need some work though.
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Yolande O A lot of my daily stretches are aimed at getting better at this - but I can still barely touch my toes if I bend over with my legs straight.
David B encouraged this.
Susan B Complete. Feels good after hip surgery to be able to do this.
Marco A Not flexible enough but I'll be working on it to complete this challenge with hands flat on the ground for 20 seconds
Jeconiah M encouraged this.
Rachel F I need to do this more.... tight hamstrings!!
Hideki S encouraged this.
Nocturnal R answered the question Physically unable to reach floor and straighten legs
Flexibility takes a while to achieve. It does not happen overnight. I achieved this gradually over a combination of 2 strategies. 1) I only do my stretching after a run. That's when the muscles are warm and mos...
Zedekai Z lol!!!!!!! this is fun
If I am currently unable to reach the floor AND straighten my legs should I not attempt this challenge at this time?
Michelle B answered the question Rounded back?
Have you tried stretching out those tight hips and hamstrings? If that's the root cause, I would suggest buying a foam roller and using that. Make sure you stretch that IT band - the foam roller is the best thing f...
Adrian M asked Rounded back?
How can you improve on this pose if you have tight hips and hamstrings that pull on your lower back and cause it to round when you try to touch your hands to the floor?
Dana J Trying to get my kids to do it. Not bad that their old lady can put her hands on the floor. Actually, my palms.
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Jp W do this evrey day be for my run
Lorain R encouraged this.
Congratz ! :)
Sergio O encouraged this.
Molly H This is a fantastic stretch. My friend says it helps prevent "old lady" (or "old man") back. :)
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Congratulations :)
Daniel H encouraged this.
Louise F I'm blessed with fairly loose hamstrings - so I love all of these type of stretches!
lucky you..... well done
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