8 Stretches You Should be Doing Every Day

Front Leg Raises

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Front Leg Raises

This stretch targets your “desk muscles”. When you sit for long periods of time, your hamstrings—the muscles on the bottoms of your thighs—are constantly in a relaxed state. This quickly leads to a feeling of inflexibility in the legs that great affects everything from running to walking to dancing—even simply lying flat can become uncomfortable. Shake out your hamstrings and get loose with this very simple stretch.

To Perform the Front Leg Raise

1. Stand next to something that you can support yourself with, such as a chair.

2. Swing one of your legs forward, keeping it as straight as possible, and then bring it backward as far as you can. Do not swing your leg with excessive force, and, as always, stop if pain occurs. Repeat this 5-10 times, and then switch.

To view more information and an instructional video for this stretch, visit Bodybuilding.com's on the front leg raise stretch.