How to Do
How to Do Stretching with Front Leg Swings
The stretching with front leg swings should begin with good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop the stretching with front leg swings.
Beginning
Beginning Stretching with Front Leg Swings
1. Find a wall or another support to help you stand on one foot.
2. Stand beside your support with one hand on the support and the other on your hip.
Movement
Stretching with Front Leg Swings Movement
1. Begin by standing on one leg and swinging the other back and forth.
2. Start with small swings and build up to larger swings as tolerated.
3. Switch to side-to-side leg swings after that.
4. The calf, quadriceps, hamstrings, and groin muscles are all stretched.
Benefits
Stretching with Front Leg Swings Benefits
Leg swings generate a pumping mechanism that helps transfer fluid in and out of your joints while also increasing blood flow in the surrounding tissue, improving not only joint capsule flexibility but also the tissue you'll be using for performance.
Exercise Aliases
Dynamic Warm Up, Leg Swings Stretch.