Hamstring stretch with fitball

Hamstring stretch with fitball
Primary target:
Legs (Hamstrings)
Secondary target:
None
Difficulty:
(4/10)
Equipment required:
How many reps should I do?
What weight should I use?

Techniques

To perform the Hamstring stretch with fitball safely, please follow these steps:
  1. Begin with feet beside each other and the ball steady a few feet in front of you
  2. Slowly place your heel on the top of the ball, keeping that leg perfectly straight
  3. Keeping a straight back, slowly lean forward until you feel the stretch in the back of the raised leg and hold this position for 30 seconds
  4. Now slowly lift your leg off the ball and repeat with the other leg

Alternatives

Jogging
Seated hamstring stretch
Leg curl with fitball
Standing hamstring stretch
Standing hamstring stretch with single leg
Squat thrust
Standing hamstring and lower back stretch

Comments

Submitted by admin on 18.11.2011.

Leg curl with fitball

Pop over to our exercise page of the leg curl with fitball and you can view the exercise techniques and tips there.

Submitted by Anonymous on 09.11.2011.

leg curl with fit ball

how do you do the above please