How to use the leg flexibility trainer correctly?

As people age, their body flexibility will become worse and worse. For example, children have very good leg flexibility even without exercise. But when people reach middle age or old age, many functions of the body degenerate, and flexibility becomes particularly poor. But no matter what, having good flexibility is a sign of good health. There are now leg flexibility trainers on the market. Here we will introduce the correct way to use this machine.

How to use the leg flexibility trainer?

Step 1: Prepare in the "eight-character" stance, put your hands on your waist, look forward, hold the handle with your right hand, and raise your body sideways at a 45-degree angle. Lift your left leg forward with your heel placed on the step. Use your right leg as the main leg to keep your center of gravity upright.

Step 2: Point your left toe directly toward your upper body, don’t tilt it; keep your left knee straight, don’t bend it; keep your upper body upright, with your chest up, abdomen in, and waist straight.

Step 3: Hold the sole of your left foot with your left hand, press your head and upper body down, and repeat the pressing and lifting movements several times. While stretching the legs, the knees of the main leg and the power leg should be straight, and the upper body should not be hunched.

Steps of front leg training

Step 1: Bend your left knee and lift it up in front of you. Hold your right heel with your left hand and continue to move upward.

Step 2: Hold your heels with both hands at the same time, straighten your left leg, and keep your knees and toes pointed straight;

Step 3: Straighten your right leg, place the entire sole of your foot on the ground, and breathe downward to stabilize your center of gravity.

Front kick training steps

Step 1: Get ready by standing in a small figure eight stance, lightly hold the handlebar with your right hand, shift your center of gravity a little forward on the sole of your foot, touch the ground with your left foot, and point your left knee and toes straight ahead.

Step 2: Use your left heel or instep to generate force, hook your foot or stretch your foot upward and kick, aiming at your forehead, and make sure your knees are straight. The kicking movement mainly moves in an upward and downward arc. At the same time, the main leg and upper body are required to remain upright, and the kicking process requires that the upper leg be fast and the lower leg be slow.

Steps of leg press training

Step 1: Prepare with a small eight-character step, look forward, hold the handle with both hands, and face the bar. Lift the left leg to the side and place the heel on the bar; the right leg serves as the main leg, keeping the center of gravity upright.

Step 2: Point your left toe to the side of your body, don’t tilt it; keep your left knee straight, don’t bend it; keep your upper body upright, with your chest up, abdomen in, and waist straight.

Step 3: Open your right arm and apply pressure to your left leg from the side and top of your head. Press down with your right arm, head, and side of your body, repeating the pressing and lifting movements. While stretching the legs, the knees of the main leg and the power leg are required to be straight, and do not pivot when pressing down sideways.

Steps of side leg training

Step 1: Bend your right knee and lift it up to the side, hold your right heel with your right hand and continue to move upward;

Step 2: Hold your heel with your right hand, straighten your left leg, and point your knee and toes toward your side;

Step 3: Straighten your left leg, place the entire sole of your foot on the ground, and breathe downward to stabilize your center of gravity.