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Pancake Stretch

Hamstrings · Lower back · Bodyweight

Pancake Stretch

How to do it

  1. Sit on the floor with the legs in a wide straddle and the knees pointing up.
  2. Sit tall on the sit bones and lengthen the spine.
  3. Hinge forward from the hips and reach the chest toward the floor between the legs.
  4. Keep the spine as long as you can. Do not round hard just to get the chest lower.
  5. Hold for the set time, then walk the hands back and sit up.
Primary muscle
Hamstrings
Secondary muscles
Lower back
Equipment
Bodyweight

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