Stretching comes with plenty of health benefits like increased flexibility, better posture, less stress, and fewer body aches.
Wondering which moves will get you the stretch you need? Here are our favourite stretching exercises to try for the different body parts.
1. Best for legs: Seated straddle
2. Best for back: Cat-Cow
3. Best for calves: Standing calf stretch
4. Best for at your desk: Lunge with spinal twist
5. Best for neck: Upper trapezius stretch
6. Best for shoulders: Thread the Needle
7. Best for hips: Lunging hip flexor stretch
8. Best for arms: Overhead triceps stretch
9. Best for posture: Thoracic spine rotation
10. Best for abs: Cobra Pose
11. Best for the splits: Half split (aka runner’s stretch)
12. Best for before bed: Child’s Pose
13. Best for knees: Standing quad stretch
14. Best for hamstrings: Lying hamstring stretch
15. Best for mobility: Downward-Facing Dog
Download our PDF for the details on all of these great moves!
