Sitting Wide-Leg Adductor Stretch
Seated in a wide straddle with the hands on the floor in front, the chest lifts and the pelvis tips forward without folding; the inner thighs take the stretch.
How to do it
Setup
Seated tall, legs spread wide, kneecaps up, hands on the floor just in front of the hips.
Steps
- Press the hands down lightly and lift the chest.
- Tip the pelvis forward until the inner thighs stretch, the back staying upright.
- Hold and breathe, then relax back onto the sit bones.
Common mistakes
Slumping onto the tailbone: sit up on the sit bones, a folded towel under them if needed. Knees rolling in: kneecaps point up. Folding forward over the legs: that is the forward fold; here the trunk stays tall.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
