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7 Feel-Good Stretches from Denise Austin

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Stretch 1: Calf Stretch  

Target: Backs of your lower legs

Step 1: Stand with your right foot about 2-3 feet behind your left. Place your hands on your left leg. Stand with your right foot about 2-3 feet behind your left. Place your hands on your left leg.

Step 2: Inhale, then exhale and lean forward, bending your left knee and keeping both heels on the ground. (You should feel the stretch along the calf of your right leg.) Hold for 20 seconds. Switch legs and repeat.

 
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