Forward Bend Yoga Pose for Athletes

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Summary: Yoga suggestions for athletes and strength trainers. Learn the Forward Bend yoga pose to help build strength and flexibility in this free yoga video.

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Forward Bend Yoga Pose for Athletes

You can start to move into a forward bend. It's going to help to stretch the hamstrings, the back of the legs. You want to try to start with bending your knees, hinge from the hips. So you want to hinge in the hip crease, keep the lower back long and start to release your fingertips towards the floor as you work towards lengthening your legs from the ground up, connecting to your feet. If you feel like you cannot straighten your legs, you can walk your hands more forward and then work towards straightening your legs with the arms a little bit more extended so that you can work into the belly of the hamstring muscle to stretch. Make sure you are not straining in the connection of your seatbone or behind the knee.