Stretch - Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad

Recommendations: 1-3 Sets, 10-15 Reps, 10-20 Dur

Intermediate Quads Hip Flexors Stretching Band Compound Gym

Purpose: This exercise tones and shapes the quads.

Benefits: It is a good exercise to tone and shape the thigh.

Lie face down on an exercise mat on the floor. Your legs are stretched straight back. Wrap a band around your right foot. This is the starting position. Flex your knee and extend your hip of the right leg, using both hands to pull on the band. Your knee and your hip should come off of the floor, creating tension in the hip flexors and quadriceps. Hold the stretch for 10-20 seconds. Return to the starting position. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions. Lie face down on an exercise mat on the floor. Your legs are stretched straight back. Wrap a band around your left foot. This is the starting position. Flex your knee and extend your hip of the left leg, using both hands to pull on the band. Your knee and your hip should come off of the floor, creating tension in the hip flexors and quadriceps. Hold the stretch for 10-20 seconds. Return to the starting position. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions.

The quads are a set of four muscles in the upper front thigh. All four muscles work to straighten the knee. One of the four (rectus femoris) also helps to bend the hip. Squats are considered a vital exercise for increasing the strength and size of the legs and butt.