Sports Stretching Exercise 4

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Muscles stretched:
• Musculus gluteus maximus
• Musculus gluteus medius
• Musculus gluteus mimimus
• Musculus piriformis
• Musculus tensor fasciae latae

Function:
• Leg abduction

Weight shifting:
• rotate upper body and pelvis

Stretching duration:
• 20 seconds each side
• 1 or 2 repetitions each side

Annotation:
• do not stretch to pain threshold
• avoid heavy torsion of the spine
• the knee of the raised leg may be bended