Exercise

Standing Quad Stretch

Pull the heel toward your glute while maintaining an upright posture and keeping both knees aligned. Avoid arching your lower back and keep your hips level.

Also called: Quad Stretch, Standing Quadricep Stretch · Equipment: stretching

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How to do it

Step by step

  1. Stand upright and use a wall or object for balance with one hand.
  2. Bend one knee and pull your heel toward your glute.
  3. Keep your knees close together and hips level throughout the stretch.
  4. Hold for 20-30 seconds without arching your lower back.
  5. Repeat on the opposite leg.
Muscles worked

What it trains

Mainly Quadriceps.

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 standing quad 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.