Test Your Swim Flexibility
- By Jené Shaw
- Published Nov 5, 2012
- Updated Dec 17, 2012 at 1:10 PM UTC
Test #2: Hip flexors
Any extension you can get at the hip allows you to load the legs and gain more propulsion with every kick.
Test yourself: Do a standing hip flexor stretch. Your spine should be upright with your hip at a reverse angle anywhere from 30 to 45 degrees. You have a limitation if you’re forced to lean forward or you feel back pain during the stretch.
FILED UNDER: Injury Prevention / Swim / Training TAGS: flexibility
Jené Shaw
Jené Shaw is a senior editor at Triathlete magazine, a three-time Ironman finisher and a USAT Level 1 certified coach