Balance and Stretching Exercises

Hip Flexor/Quadriceps

The balance and stretching exercises are designed to maintain and/or improve balance, improve posture, prevent forward head or hunched-over posture, correct for muscle imbalances, and stretch muscles worked during the strength training segment of the BEST workout.

Woman standing on one leg and stretching her quadriceps

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please read before performing exercises.

Execution

Standing with a support for balance, bend one knee, holding your ankle or foot.

Tuck your pelvis under.

Point your bent knee toward the floor.

Reprinted, by permission, from T. Lohman, S. Going, L. Houtkooper, L. Metcalfe, T. Antoniotti-Guido, and V. Stanford. 2004. The BEST Program for Osteoporosis Prevention. Tucson, AZ: DSWFitness.