Legs · Bodyweight
Seated Quadriceps Stretch
How to do the seated quadriceps stretch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the floor and bend one leg so your heel tucks toward your glute and your knee points forward, keeping the other leg comfortable. Gently ease your torso back to deepen the stretch through the front of the bent thigh. Hold, breathing steadily, then switch sides.
- 1A stretch through the front of your thigh and hip
- 2Your knee staying pointed forward as you lean back
- 3Steady breathing letting the quad gradually release
Common mistakes
- Forcing your knee or wrenching the ankle to go deeper
- Letting the bent knee splay out to the side
- Holding your breath or bouncing into the stretch
Muscles worked
The seated quadriceps stretch mainly works the quads, with the hip flexors assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the seated quadriceps stretch for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.