Lower back, hips and knees
Reclined Figure-4: With Strap
The strap allows you to relax completely while maintaining the hip-opening stretch, making it possible to hold this therapeutic position for longer with less effort.
Hip Mobility60 to 180 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Reduce strap pull
- Flex foot
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Reclined Figure-4: Block Under Pelvis
- Reclined Figure-4: Classic
- Reclined Figure-4: Foot on Wall
- Reclined Figure-4: Hands Behind Thigh
- Reclined Figure-4: Seated Chair
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
Start your first sessionFrom the clinically authored Vinys movement library.