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windmill stretching - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

windmill stretching

standing trunk rotation with opposite hand reaching toward toes to stretch posterior chain

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
gastrocnemius, hamstrings, obliques, erector spinae, soleus
Goal
mobility, stretching, flexibility
Type
active, dynamic

How it is done

Stand with feet apart and arms outstretched by the side. Bend the trunk and try to reach the toes with opposite hands by twisting the trunk. Feel for the stretch on back of the thighs and calf. Repeat alternate.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.