Lunge stretching for warm up and cool down

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Lunge stretching to Warm Up or Cool Down

The lunge forward will stretch your groin muscles during warm up, and increase flexibility for your legs. It is an important warm up exercise for running, and helps to avoid pulling muscles in the groin area during training.

Lunge stretching is also important for cooling down. It will keep your leg and hip joints supple, and will maintain mobility. The benefits in using this as a cooling down exercise will be felt in the following days. You will have less muscle stiffness and a faster recovery time.

Lunge stretching to Warm Up or Cool Down When lunge stretching

stand vertically, then step forward and place your weight on your leading leg. Ensure you step well forward and have good separation between front and rear legs. The aim is to maximise the angle between your legs to stretch your groin muscles.
keep your back straight and look straight ahead.
your leading thigh should be horizontal, with your knee over your leading foot.
keep your hands a your side, and be careful to maintain your balance.
do not bounce when stretching your groin muscles. Stretch your legs in a steady gentle movement.
repeat the process with your other leg forward. You can repeat and alternate the process with both legs until you feel your have stretched the groin muscles to a reasonable extent.