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Butterfly stretch

VeryWellFit: "The butterfly stretch is a seated groin and inner thigh stretch that targets those areas." [ID: butterfly_stretch]

Instructions

First time: Hold the stretch for 10 seconds or more

Steps:

1. Sit upright on the floor/mat with good posture
2. Bring your feet together in front of you
3. Maintaining your good posture, let your knees gently fall toward the floor. You should feel pulling and tension in the groin. Apply gentle downward pressure to your knees to enhance the stretch.
4. Hold position for 10 seconds (or more)

Details

Throughout the stretch...maintain your good posture and engage your core.

Progression: Hold for 30 seconds. Try a Lying butterfly stretch (video below).

Little help

Video: Stretch demo from NASM, www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OLkxi5-Q0

Article + video: "How to Do the Butterfly Stretch" from VeryWellFit includes a nice demo of the stretch, www.verywellfit.com/seated-groin-and-inner-thigh-stretch-3120294

Video: Demo of a Lying butterfly stretch, www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzfY0Zr3sUE

Image source: VeryWellFit, www.verywellfit.com