Exercise

Adductor Stretch

The adductor stretch targets the inner thigh muscles by using leverage and body weight to gently pull the legs apart. Keep your chest upright and avoid rounding your spine to maximize the stretch along the groin and inner thigh.

Also called: Groin Stretch, Inner Thigh Stretch · Equipment: stretching

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How to do it

Step by step

  1. Sit on the floor with your legs extended in front of you.
  2. Bend your knees and bring the soles of your feet together, allowing your knees to fall toward the floor.
  3. Hold your feet or ankles and gently lean forward from the hips.
  4. Press your knees down with your elbows or hands to deepen the stretch.
  5. Hold for 20-30 seconds and breathe deeply.
Muscles worked

What it trains

Mainly Adductors.

Programming

What the research says

Alternatives · VALDA FLEX

Swap it mid-workout

With VALDA Pro, FLEX offers alternatives like these when you swap an exercise mid-workout.

Log the adductor stretch in VALDA, with these cues one tap away while you train and your history for it in one place.

General information about exercise technique, not medical advice. If you have an injury or a health condition, your healthcare provider is the right person to ask.