Wide Leg Stretch Exercise Guide
Reviewed by
Valerie Zeller
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Wide Leg Stretch is a bodyweight exercise that works your abs and hamstrings.
Wide Leg Stretch is a great basic move. When done correctly, it can effectively target your core, legs, lower body, upper legs and waist.
It requires no equipment to do.
How to do Wide Leg Stretch
Exercise
Sit on the floor with legs extended and spread comfortably apart. Exhale and try to bring your chest towards the left leg, reaching with your hands.
Illustrated Guide
Learn how to do wide leg stretch from this step-by-step illustrations:
Muscles Worked
The muscles used for wide leg stretch may change slightly based on the your trained range of motion and technique, but in the most general case, the muscles used for wide leg stretch are:
Primary Muscles
- Abs
- Hamstrings
Synergyst Muscles
- Glutes
- Lats
- Spinal Erectors
Frequently Asked Questions
Training, Progressions and Regressions
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Wide Leg Stretch Training and Progressions
Standards and Averages
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Wide Leg Stretch Standards and Averages
Alternatives
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Variations
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Classification
| Type(s) | Bodyweight, Calisthenic, Strength, Compound, Cooldown |
| Muscles Worked | Abdominals, Biceps Femoris, Gluteus, Latissimus Dorsi, Erector Spinae |
| Difficulty Level(s) | Basic, Easy |
| Equipment | No Equipment, Mat |
| Location | At Gym, At Home, Outdoor |
| Major Exercise | Leg Extension |
Muscles Worked
| Target muscle(s) | Abs, Hamstrings |
| Synergyst muscle(s) | Glutes, Lats, Spinal Erectors |
