This stretch targets the three glute muscles (maximus, medius and minimus) and the piriformis which sits underneath the glutes. When the glutes and piriformis are tight and fatigued they can cause you to have a sore lower back and hamstrings, poor balance, and even shooting nerve pain down your leg due to sciatic (the sciatic nerve shoots through your piriformis).
Hold for 30 seconds on each side, very easy to do standing or sitting. You can lean forward slightly to feel more of a stretch, same shoulder to knee will tagret the glute maximus, opposite shoulder leaning towards the knee will target all the other muscles.



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