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Stretching groin muscles to Warm Up or Cool Down
It
is important to stretch your groin muscles during warm up. This
helps to avoid injury due to over-stretching during training. Even when exercise such as running isn't carried out in a forced way, groin injuries can occur through over use or lack of recovery time. Stretching groin muscles to warm up will minimise the risk of injury during exercise.
After exercise, stretching groin muscles to cool down will aid the recovery process, and ensure that negative effects of training are reduced. Recovery will be faster, and there will be less risk of strain developing. |
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 When stretching groin muscles
- stand straight with your legs apart and both feet pointing forward.
- place your hands on your sides, and lean to one side, transferring
your weight to that leg.
- keep your back straight. Look up and forward, and this will
straighten your back.
- as you lean on the leading leg, you will feel your muscles stretch
on the inside of your trailing leg.
- do not bounce, but apply steady pressure and stretching.
- repeat the process to the oppisite side, stretching the muscles
in your other leg.
 The
technique can be repeated , keeping the supporting foot at right
angles to the trailing foot.
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