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Movement Vault on Instagram: "❌ Pigeon pose stretch mistakes and how to fix them ⬇️  The most common mistake is performing this stretch as a static stretch and relaxing. More on this later.  The pigeon pose stretch targets your glute muscles shown here, and your piriformis muscles shown here.  The second most common mistake is having your front knee too bent.  Here’s how to fix these:   1. Try to keep your front knee bent to 90 degrees, this will increase the stretch in your front hip.  2. Most important: Turn this static stretch into an active stretch by driving your front leg down into the ground and holding this contraction.   Next, relax and then focus on trying to lift your front leg up off of the ground, causing your hip flexor muscles to contract.  You are now performing the pigeon Pigeon Stretch, Glute Muscles, Piriformis Muscle, Pigeon Pose, The Pigeon, Hip Openers, Hip Flexor, Vaulting, 90 Degrees

Movement Vault on Instagram: "❌ Pigeon pose stretch mistakes and how to fix them ⬇️ The most common mistake is performing this stretch as a static stretch and relaxing. More on this later. The pigeon pose stretch targets your glute muscles shown here, and your piriformis muscles shown here. The second most common mistake is having your front knee too bent. Here’s how to fix these: 1. Try to keep your front knee bent to 90 degrees, this will increase the stretch in your front hip. 2…

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