Beginner exercise

Supine Hip External Rotation Stretch

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Supine Hip External Rotation Stretch

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet on the ground.
  2. Place one foot atop the opposite knee.
  3. Use your hands to push on the knee of the leg whose foot is on the opposite knee.
  4. This creates hip external rotation.
  5. Slowly release your pressure to bring your hip out of the stretch and repeat for the prescribed reps and durations.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Maximus.

MuscleScoreRole
Gluteus Medius1.0Target, Mobility Target
Gluteus Maximus0.9Target, Mobility Target