How To Stretch The Groin Video

Groin stretching keeps the slender muscles of the groin and inner thigh from tearing or straining during sports and exercise. Learn how to do groin stretch exercises in this strength training video.

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Keep back straight
Keep chest over thighs
Relax the hips
Hold up to 30 seconds

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Amy McCauley has been a certified personal fitness trainer since 1995. She specializes in pilates, combat cardio, core conditioning and overall strength training. She works with clients ranging in age from 16 - 69. She has worked at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, NC since 2006. She loves her job because it gives her the opportunity to change peoples' lives in a positive way.

AMY MCCAULEY: Hi. Here's how to stretch the groin muscles. These are the muscles that line in the inner portion of your thighs. Just go sit on a mat, take your feet, glue the heels together and the balls. Your feet together. Now, flexibility is going to be different on every person. If you're having a hard time where your knees are way up here, you're just going to apply pressure either with your hands or with your elbows to try to help those knees come down. Most important things to remember are we don't want to hunch the back running up spine as you're trying to push those knees down to the floor. Just let the back stay straight and you're leaning over with the chest and you think about your heart coming over your feet. If you're flexible on this one, try to get the feet as close to you as you possibly can. You're going to grab underneath the feet, chest over thighs, and then slowly reach head over feet, relaxing into the muscle. So, you want to think about a nice long spine. Option is to press the hands, trying to open up the knees a little bit further or you can use your elbows if you have a hard time with the hip flexors. So, main things to remember: Relax the hip. Try not to lock out the knee tension. Keep the back straight. Chest up. As you come forward, you're breathing out. We want to hold this stretch for up to 30 seconds and repeat two to three times. This is how you stretch your groin muscles.

How to Stretch the Groin Video

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