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Frog Straddle

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Content last reviewed: 2026-07-06

Frog Straddle — figure 1

How to do it

  1. Kneeling on the floor, keep the feet together and open the knees as wide as comfortably possible. Rest the upper body on the elbows.
  2. Hold the stretch for 10 to 30 seconds.

Form cues

  • Don’t arch the back.
  • Breathe — Exhale deeply while moving into the farthest point of the stretch; then breathe evenly while holding the stretch.

Dosage

  • Hold: 10–30 s per side
  • Rounds: 2–3
  • Ease to a mild, comfortable stretch — never to pain.

Muscles worked

hip adductors — anatomical illustration
hip adductorsAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Stretches: hip adductors

Target muscles

Hip Adductors
Posterior Neck Stretch (Chin Tuck, Supine)Shoulder Adductor / Lat Stretch (Supine Overhead Reach)Lateral Neck Flexor Stretch (Side Tilt)Neck Extensor Stretch (Seated/Supine Flatten Neck)Pectoralis Minor Stretch (Supine Assisted)One-Joint Hip Flexor Stretch (Supine, Knee to Chest)