How to do the glute stretch

This is an animated stretching tutorial for the glute stretch. Use the controls to pause, slow down and follow along with detailed step-by-step text instructions that match up with each movement. This instructional fitness stretching video is incredibly in depth and a great guide for learning the glute stretch.

How to do a Glute Stretch

The animation above shows an exercise that stretches the glutes. By bending back the second leg, the stretch becomes a bit more intensive. In Chinese martial arts this position is called rest stance.

Description: Glute Stretch

* Sit down on the floor and extend both legs in front of you.
* Put one leg over the other and place the foot as close as possible to the hip.
* Keep your upper body upright and grab the leg (pull towards upper body).
* A variation of this stretch, often performed by martial artists, is called "Rest Stance" Thats when you also bend the other leg (like illustrated above) and hold its ankle with one hand. Keep balance - try not to fall back.

Trainer advice: Glute Stretch

* The "Rest Stance" variation of this stretch is a little bit more intensive.
* Stretch both sides.