mobility

Figure-4 Stretch

Beginner-friendly

Text cues are the instruction

No demonstration video yet. Kalyra will not use AI-generated imagery as form instruction — demonstrations arrive only as reviewed performer footage or validated animation. Until then, the step-by-step cues and setup checks on this page are the complete instruction.

⚠ High-stakes movement: any future video for this exercise requires professional safety review before release — Kalyra will not publish unchecked demonstrations of anchored, jumping, or pregnancy-sensitive movements.

Kalyra may avoid or modify this exercise when:
  • Back-lying positionsKalyra takes a conservative approach and currently holds back exercises lying flat on your back (for example, after the first trimester of pregnancy).
Muscleships, glutes
EquipmentNone
Positionsupine
Impactnone
Training rolePASSIVE_MOBILITY

Form cues

  • On your back, ankle over the opposite knee (figure 4)
  • Pull the support thigh toward the chest
  • Keep the head and shoulders relaxed down

Common errors

  • ✗ Lifting the head to see the leg
  • ✗ Forcing the knee

How Kalyra programs it

Restores range through hips and glutes with relaxed, held positions — a mobility-block staple.

Typically 1–3 sets of 40s per side, with the hold length scaled to the session.

Easier · Harder · Substitutions

No easier regression on file.

No harder progression on file.

Kneeling Hip Flexor StretchSupine Hamstring StretchStanding Hamstring Stretch

Text guidance only — demonstration media has not been produced yet.

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