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List of Stretches

There are many more stretches than there are muscles in the body, and there are quite a few of those. Here are just a selection of common stretches for all parts of the body. Click the image for more details about performing the stretch. The information about each stretch should be read in conjunction with the stretching guidelines.

Trunk
spinal twist	knees to chest	cat stretch
side trunk	back extension
Hips
forward lunge	side lunge	sitting hip stretch
Legs
hamstring (standing)	hamstring (sitting)	hamstring (supine)
calf (gastroc)	calf (soleus)	quadriceps (side lying)	quadriceps (standing)
Upper Body
chest	wrist flexion	wrist extension
shoulder overhead	shoulder posterior	shoulder extension
Neck
neck (side)	neck (front & back)

Related Pages

• Stretching Methods
• Benefits of stretching
• Stretching for Fitness: an article by Namita Nayyar
• Warming up for tenpin: sport specific stretching exercises
• Fitness tests: measuring flexibility
• Stretching for injury prevention — pre-exercise stretching has many benefits
• Stretching Guidelines
• See also tests to Measure Flexibility
• See all flexibility images in the Stretching Exercises Clipart Image Collection

Related Products

• Goniometers to measure flexibility.
• stretching books

Stretching List