All Fours Squad Stretch

Come onto all fours with your hands shoulder-width apart and your knees hip-width apart. Keep your spine neutral and gaze down towards the mat. Extend your left leg straight behind you, keeping it parallel to the floor. Bend your right knee and lower your hips towards the mat, keeping your chest lifted. Hold the stretch for a few breaths, then repeat with the other leg.

How to perform the All Fours Squad Stretch

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the All Fours Squad Stretch using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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