Often we see people striving hard to achieve their fitness goals. Due to Work and Family, most will not be able to make time for Gym and fitness studios. So, here we bring you the best daily stretches you can do at your home to keep your body fit for life.
Swan Stretch
Comfortably lie face down; keep your hands under shoulders and bring your arms close to your body. Slowly push the body up for a stretch. Swan Stretch is best for your abdominal, quadriceps and hip flexors.
Triceps Stretch
Stand or sit with your neck and back straight. Keep one hand on the lower part of your neck and push to reach the other hand to your elbow. Pull your arm backwards by using the hand on your elbow and repeat the step with the opposite arm. With triceps stretch, you can improve the flexibility in your triceps muscles.
Quad Stretch
Pounce forward on your front leg and keep your back straight. This stretch helps and improves the flexibility in thigh muscles, inner hip and the muscles of the inner thigh.
Forward Bend Stretch
Sit on the floor with your legs extended and reach towards your toe by stretching your hands to the front. In the process, concentrate on your breathe and ensure you properly inhale and exhale. This stretch helps in reducing the stress in your hamstrings.
Lateral Neck Flex
Move your head towards your chest and then move your chin towards your left and right shoulders. Repeat the step for 10 times in a row. This stretch increases the flexibility and strength in your neck muscles.
Hamstring Stretch
Lie down, lift your one leg straight up and try to pull your leg towards you by using your hands and make sure the another leg on the floor is perfectly grounded. Athletes do this stretch before a run to reduce stress in the tendons.
Side Stretch
Stand with shoulders apart, raise one arm up and put another arm on your hip. Bend over to one side of your body, and then repeat on other side of your body. This exercise helps in the stretch of obliques, lower back and rectus abdominis.
Downward Dog Hip Stretch
Stand Straight and lean forward. Put your hands in front of you and lift your hips and press into your hands to lean back with your upper thighs. This stretch is widely practiced in Yoga helps to release tension in your body muscles.
Wrist Stretch
Sit at your comfort, bring your right arm forward and keep it at your shoulder height. Keep your elbow straight and grab your right hand with left to slowly pull back on your wrist. Repeat with the opposite hand. This stretch is highly useful for one who spends lot of time on computer and lifts heavy weights.
Heel to Butt Stretch
Stand Straight, lift your right leg to make a bend at the knee. Hold your foot with right hand to pull your heel to buttocks. Clasp this for 15 seconds and then switch to other leg. This stretch helps to relieve tension in the quadriceps and if you feel trouble in balancing, you can take a wall support.
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