Legs · Bodyweight
Single Lean Back Quadriceps Stretch
How to do the single lean back 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
Stand on one leg, bend the other knee, and grab that foot behind you. Pull the heel toward your glute and lean back slightly until you feel a stretch down the front of the thigh, then hold and switch sides.
- 1A stretch down the front of the bent thigh
- 2Your knees staying close together
- 3Your pelvis tucked under to deepen the stretch
Common mistakes
- Letting the bent knee flare out to the side
- Arching your lower back to reach further
- Yanking the foot or pulling into knee pain
Muscles worked
The single lean back quadriceps stretch mainly works the quads, with the hip flexors assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsSupport
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Last reviewed June 2026.