Beginner exercise

Chair Leg Extended Stretch

  • Mobility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Chair Leg Extended Stretch

  1. Sit upright in a chair and grip the seat on the sides.
  2. Raise one leg, extending the knee, flexing the ankle as you do so.
  3. Slowly move that leg outward as far as you can, and then back to the center and down.
  4. Repeat for your other leg.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Femoris.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Femoris1.0Target, Mobility Target
Tibialis Anterior0.5Mobility Target
Vastus Lateralis0.5Mobility Target
Vastus Medialis0.5Mobility Target