Standing Knee To Chest Stretch

Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart. Engage your core and maintain a straight posture.

  1. Lift your right knee towards your chest, holding it with both hands.
  2. Keep your left leg straight and your back straight.
  3. Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, breathing deeply.
  4. Lower your right leg and repeat on the left side.

How to perform the Standing Knee To Chest Stretch

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Standing Knee To Chest Stretch using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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