The Monthly Movement

The Couch Stretch:

Why:

• Great way to get more flexible and relieve some tension and tightness you might have in your quads, hamstrings, and hips.

How:

• Find a wall, bench, or couch and get on a knee with your back facing the wall.
• Now bend one leg and try to get your knee, shin, and ankle to touch the wall at the same time.
• Now take the other leg and bend it in a 90 degree angle as if you were sitting.
• Alternate standing up straight and pushing your hips forward.
• Do this for 2-3 min on each side.

As you see in the video you might want to put some type of cushion under your knee to prevent soreness.  You might not be able to perform the full movement at first, but that's ok.  Do what you can and build up until you can do the whole movement.  It will most likely hurt, but that's how you know it's working.  This is also a great opportunity to practice your pain face.

Train hard and train smart.