Hey everybody it's Doctor Jo, and today I'm going to show you a standing quad
stretch. so let's get started.
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stretch is part of my office stretching series where I go from head to toe
stretching out the whole body, and it's real time stretches. so I know a lot of
you like that. if you want to check out some more make sure you click on the
link up there. so with the standing quad stretch, you can pretty much do this
anywhere. you don't have to hold on to anything, but I always say it's best to
hold on because then you can focus on your stretches just a little bit more. so
with the quad stretch you really want to get in a good position. I'm gonna go
ahead and have my timer getting ready to go, and I'll just explain as we go along,
but it's gonna be 30 seconds stretches three on each side and we're gonna take
a little 10-second rest break in between. so I'm gonna go ahead and start it and
then we'll go along. so with the quad stretch standing, you're just gonna grab
your foot and make sure the top part of your leg is straight down. so the
important part of that stretch is that that quad is down. if it's here, you're
not really gonna get a good stretch so you want it there and maybe even back
just a little bit. the closer you can get your heel to the bottom your bottom, the
better stretch you're gonna get. but you know I have to pull it all the way back
just pull it until you feel a little stretch in there. and then take that
little break in between. but again if your, if your thigh is coming forward,
then you're no longer stretching your quad, so you really want to focus on that.
so if you have to hold on a lot to be able to do that, that's fine.
also the most important thing second to getting that that leg back there is not
to lean forward because see you can be like well my legs back now, but if you're
leaning forward, again you're taking away from that stretch, so keep your upper
body nice and upright and just pull backwards. again you don't have to pull
up as high as I do. I stretch every day, so I'm pretty flexible. so if you can
only go to there that's okay, you just go until you feel a comfortable stretch.
with that you can also add in a little bit more pushing back to get the hip
flexors as well if you want. so if I'm stretching here and I pulled
that knee back just a little bit more, I'm going to get those hip flexors
stretching a little bit as well. so if you really want to get kind of a
combination stretch, you can do that because that's a great area to stretch
out if you're sitting, no falling, if you're sitting a lot throughout the day
because those muscles are in a shortened position. so if you pull it back just a
little bit, you're gonna get a combination stretch which is really good
as well. there's a whole bunch of different ways to stretch out your quad,
you can do it lying down, you can do it lying on your side, on your stomach, you
can use a strap to stretch it out, but if you're at work and you don't really have
equipment, this is the best way to stretch it out, and it's pretty easy to
do especially if you work at a desk and you don't get to move a lot because you
can just stand up at your desk. you don't have to go anywhere to stretch out. and
so this is a good way just to keep those muscles moving especially if you don't
get to move your legs throughout the day. because you don't want to get blood
clots or DVT or anything like that. stretching out your legs is a great way
to prevent all of that. so again just moving out stretching it out a little
bit, getting that break in too, and then we've
got one more on each side. so with the quad stretch, you should feel it right
through here. some people feel it a little bit more in their knee, that could
be because maybe that joint is tight as well. so if you're feeling it more in
your knee versus in that quad muscle belly area, again maybe you can't go as
high but try and bring that leg back just a little bit and that will should
help get that muscle versus that knee joint because it's all connected. and
since it's all connected, if it's tight through here, sometimes your knee is
going to be very tight as well, so if you feel like your knee is hurting and
you're having a lot of pain through there when you're stretching, then go
ahead and hold off because if you're having pain when you're stretching and
there might be something else going on, and you should check in
with your doctor or your physical therapist because it might not be just
tight muscles, there might actually something going on in there,
and you really want to find out what's going on. so it shouldn't be painful. you
should just feel tension with the stretch out your stretching through it.
so there you have it. those where you're standing quad stretches. remember this is
a part of my office stretching series, real time stretches from head to toe, so
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clicking down here. and remember be safe (don't fall over when you're stretching),
have fun, and I hope you feel better soon.