Stretches for knee tightness

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Valerie Brown | Strength & Mobility Coach on Instagram: "When my hip flexors were really tight...

I wish someone would have told me that the "Couch Stretch" was not the best way to start stretching them.

Because my quadricep muscles were also tight and, in the "Couch stretch" with the large degree of knee bending placing a A LOT of stretch in my quadricep muscles,

I wasn't able to extend my hips (I.e. I wasn't able to squeeze my glutes).

When we're not able to extend our hips fully, we won't be able to stretch our hip flexors effectively. 

By moving our knee away from the wall and reducing the degree of knee bend, less stretch is applied to the quadricep muscles, and we will be able to
✅️ tuck our tailbone
✅️ squeeze our glutes
✅️ fully extend our hips, and
✅️ feel the stretch in our Couch Stretch, Strength Mobility, Hip Flexors, Hip Flexor, Bending, A A, Stretching, Muscles, Tell Me

Valerie Brown | Strength & Mobility Coach on Instagram: "When my hip flexors were really tight... I wish someone would have told me that the "Couch Stretch" was not the best way to start stretching them. Because my quadricep muscles were also tight and, in the "Couch stretch" with the large degree of knee bending placing a A LOT of stretch in my quadricep muscles, I wasn't able to extend my hips (I.e. I wasn't able to squeeze my glutes). When we're not able to extend our hips fully, we…

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