Basic Stretch: Standing Thigh/hip Opener Video

Standing thigh stretches with hip openers require proper balance and breathing techniques. Avoid over stretching and maintain a strong core when performing standing thigh stretches with hip openers using advice from a fitness trainer in this fitness video.

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Progress slowly
Great for sports conditioning
Maintain a strong core
Avoid overstretching
Breathe in the stretch

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Hi everyone. This is Mimi and welcome to lower body. Today I'm going to teach you how to do a side squat on the bosu ball. All you need to do is step on the ball, I want you to lower your body, jump up and move to the other side, back to the starting position. That means a squat. Okay, now we're going to do this fast ten times each side. We can do about three sets of those. Let's start. Take a deep breath in, chest out, hips forward, lower your body and let's go. One, make sure to give a side step that's big enough for you to come down in a deep squat. And breath. Let's do five more. Five, and four as you start feeling it in your butt, your quads and your hamstrings. Two more. Inhale, and take a break. This exercise is very intense. It not only works the lower body, but also your cardio vascular capacity. Rest a little bit. All right guys, great job. That was your first set. We're going to do our second set right now, same exact thing but make sure your heart rate has lowered a little bit before you start. Ready? Let's do ten more. Start on this side now. Come on down, and jump, chest out, go as low as you can on your squat. Four, reach, five. This is a very advanced move, so if you don't think you're ready, don't do it. Let's do a couple more here. And that's it. Alright you guys, that's it for today. Make sure to do a couple more sets a couple times a week and it'll be great for your lower body. My name is Mimi, thanks for joining me and I'll see you soon.

Basic Stretch: Standing Thigh/Hip Opener Video

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