Legs · Bodyweight
Standing Hip Flexor Stretch
How to do the standing hip flexor stretch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
Legs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall and step one foot well behind you with the toes down. Tuck your pelvis under and shift your hips forward until you feel a stretch through the front of the rear hip and thigh, then hold and switch sides.
- 1A stretch across the front of the rear hip and thigh
- 2Your back glute squeezing to push the hips forward
- 3A tall torso with your abs lightly braced
Common mistakes
- Arching your lower back instead of extending the hip
- Letting the front of your pelvis tip forward
- Bouncing or forcing past a comfortable stretch
Muscles worked
The standing hip flexor stretch mainly works the hip flexors, with the quads assisting.
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- GlutesMinor
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More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the copenhagen plank
- How to do the hanging knee raise
- How to do the hanging leg raise
- How to do the machine hip adduction
- How to do the couch stretch
Last reviewed June 2026.