Legs · Bodyweight
Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch
How to do the lunging hip flexor stretch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Timed hold
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Mobility
How to do it
Step one foot forward into a lunge position. Lower back knee to ground. Push hips forward while keeping upper body upright. Hold, then switch legs.
- 1Feel a deep stretch in your hip flexor and quad of the trailing leg
- 2Keep your torso tall and gently push your hips forward
- 3Squeeze your glute on the rear leg to intensify the stretch
Common mistakes
- Avoid overarching your lower back; tuck your pelvis slightly
- Don't force the stretch; ease into it
- Avoid letting your front knee collapse inward; keep it aligned
Muscles worked
The lunging hip flexor stretch works the hip flexors and quads.
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- GlutesMinor
Kovo programs the lunging hip flexor stretch for you and tracks it every session.
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More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the butterfly stretch
- How to do the external rotation
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the internal rotation
- How to do the cobra pose
- How to do the core scrunch
Last reviewed April 2026.