How to Stretch Ligaments

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Grab onto an immobile vertical object with 1 hand to steady yourself.. Push your chest slowly forward while holding onto the bar.. Stay in the position for 30 seconds to thoroughly stretch your ligaments.

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1

Grab onto an immobile vertical object with 1 hand to steady yourself.

Step 1

Grab onto an immobile vertical object with 1 hand to steady yourself.

2

Push your chest slowly forward while holding onto the bar.

Step 2

Push your chest slowly forward while holding onto the bar.

3

Stay in the position for 30 seconds to thoroughly stretch your ligaments.

Step 3

Stay in the position for 30 seconds to thoroughly stretch your ligaments.

4

Lean back and gradually return to an upright stance.

Step 4

Lean back and gradually return to an upright stance.

5

Repeat the ligament stretch on the other side of your chest.

Step 5

Repeat the ligament stretch on the other side of your chest.

6

Invert your dominant hand and grab onto a steady vertical surface.

Step 6

Invert your dominant hand and grab onto a steady vertical surface.

7

Place your inverted non-dominant hand over your dominant hand.

Step 7

Place your inverted non-dominant hand over your dominant hand.

8

Lean backward by lowering your hips and shifting your weight back.

Step 8

Lean backward by lowering your hips and shifting your weight back.

9

Keep your hips lowered for 30 seconds to stretch your back ligaments.

Step 9

Keep your hips lowered for 30 seconds to stretch your back ligaments.

10

Ease yourself back into an upright position over several seconds.

Step 10

Ease yourself back into an upright position over several seconds.

11

Hold onto a steady vertical object with your left hand.

Step 11

Hold onto a steady vertical object with your left hand.

12

Bend your right leg back and hold the foot with your right hand.

Step 12

Bend your right leg back and hold the foot with your right hand.

13

Continue to exert slight pressure on your bent knee for 30 seconds.

Step 13

Continue to exert slight pressure on your bent knee for 30 seconds.

14

Stop stretching if you feel any acute pain in your knees.

Step 14

Stop stretching if you feel any acute pain in your knees.

15

Repeat the stretch with your right hand and left leg.

Step 15

Repeat the stretch with your right hand and left leg.

16

Bend 1 arm at the elbow to stretch ligaments around your shoulders.

Step 16

Bend 1 arm at the elbow to stretch ligaments around your shoulders.

17

Lengthen ligaments in your upper chest with arms extended.

Step 17

Lengthen ligaments in your upper chest with arms extended.

18

Stretch ligaments in your hips and pelvis from a seated position.

Step 18

Stretch ligaments in your hips and pelvis from a seated position.

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