It is a movement that you make again and again in everyday life: bend over. When tying your shoes, when something falls down, when picking up bags, etc. It is all the more a hindrance when the movement begins to become more difficult or even hurts. Not only the elderly are affected.
Health and pain expert Roland Liebscher-Bracht: “It’s actually not a question of age. If you tend to be inactive, you simply lose mobility over time. “
In the video, he and Dr. Petra Bracht, with which exercises you can become more flexible and pain-free again. It is important to practice regularly, preferably for a few minutes every day.
Make your back flexible
Sit on the floor, bend your legs and lean your knees outward. The soles of the feet stay together as much as possible. Start with a knee angle of about 90 degrees and test that your hands can grip the tips of your feet.
If so, slowly pull your upper body forward until you feel the stretch in your lower back, your hips, your buttocks, or your outer thighs. If you can’t get that far, pull yourself at your knees with a suitable belt that you can loop around your forefoot to extend your arms.
Increase this stretch by pulling yourself further and further forward until you feel the stretching pain intensely. But always limit it so that you can just bear it.
Breathe in as deeply as possible and always increase the stretch as you breathe out. When the intensity wears off, carefully increase it further and further. Hold the whole thing for a total of at least 90 seconds.
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Supple back of the legs
Stay on the floor and stretch both legs forward. Using a suitable belt, extend your arms by looping it around your forefoot. Now pull yourself forward with your back as straight as possible until you feel the stretch in the back of your knees.
Increase this stretch by pulling yourself further and further forward until you feel the stretching pain intensely. This feeling in the back of the knees is very uncomfortable when you stretch too hard. Therefore, always limit it in such a way that you can just bear it.
Breathe in as deeply as possible and always increase the stretch as you breathe out. When the intensity decreases, increase carefully so that you stay close to the comfort limit. Hold and increase the stretch for a total of at least 90 seconds.
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Exercise to stretch and strengthen the front thighs
Get on your knees with Petra and put a pillow on your heels. Sit on it. The pillow should be thick enough that you feel an intense stretch in your knees or front thighs.
Draw in your belly button and step back with your torso. Support yourself with your hands behind your body. By pulling in your belly button, you prevent yourself from overextending yourself backwards in the lower spine.
Increase this stretch by moving your belly button and trunk back and forth until you feel the stretch pain intensely in the upper area of your front thighs and your groin. However, always limit the stretch so that you can just bear it.
When the intensity wears off, carefully increase it further and further. Breathe in as deeply as possible and always increase the stretch as you breathe out. Hold and stretch for at least 90 seconds.
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