Balancing Standing Quadriceps Stretch

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Content last reviewed: 2026-07-06

Balancing Standing Quadriceps Stretch demonstration

How to do it

Set up the standing quadriceps stretch: a strap around the top of your right foot and over your right shoulder, right knee bent, resting a hand on the wall.
Push away from the wall to balance without support.
Hold 20 s, focusing on the muscles being stretched.
Return and repeat twice per side.

Form cues

Equipment: a gymnastic strength band, yoga strap, or resistance band all work — use whichever you have.

Dosage

Hold 20 s
relax
repeat 2× per side

Muscles worked

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

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

Stretches: quadriceps, hip flexors

Target muscles

Quadriceps Hip Flexors

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