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Pigeon Glutes Stretch

Execution Guide

  1. From a tabletop position, bring your right knee forward behind your right wrist.
  2. Angle your right shin so it is roughly parallel to the front of the mat.
  3. Extend your left leg straight behind you with the top of the foot on the mat.
  4. Lower your hips toward the floor.
  5. Hold for 30-60 seconds and switch sides.

Range of Motion

Hips elevated to hips as close to the floor as flexibility allows.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • ×Letting the hips twist to one side
  • ×Putting pressure on the front knee instead of the hip
  • ×Forcing the stretch beyond comfortable range

Prescription

3Sets
10-15Reps
Rest intervalNone

Goal

Deeply stretch the glutes, hip flexors, and piriformis

Difficulty

Beginner

Burn (10m)

10-15

Equipment

Exercise Mat

Anatomy

Primary
GlutesPiriformis
Secondary
Hip FlexorsLower Back