stretch one's legs ( third-person singular simple present stretches one's legs, present participle stretching one's legs, simple past and past participle stretched one's legs ) ( idiomatic) To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down. I needed to stretch my legs after spending all day sitting around in meetings.

Stretching exercises for the lower extremities can help improve flexibility and reduce muscle tension. Some examples include: Quad Stretch: Stand on one leg, bring your other heel toward your buttocks, and hold your ankle to stretch the front thigh muscles. Calf Stretch: Stand facing a wall, step one leg back, and press your heel down to stretch the calf muscles. Hamstring Stretch: Sit with one leg straight and the other bent, then reach for your toes. Ankle Circles: Sit or stand and rotate your ankles in circles.

The Single Leg Stretch is a classic Pilates exercise. In today’s video, I’ll walk you through the Single Leg Stretch, provide modifications, and help you get the most out of the exercise. Enjoy!

To stretch a leg, bend one leg up behind you and use the hand on the same side to hold your ankle or the back of your leg. Take your foot up towards your bottom until you feel a stretch along the front of your thigh. Keep your knees close together and your back straight.

When something stretches, it is made to last longer than usual by being carefully used or applied. For example, stretching resources means using them up so that there is hardly enough for your needs. The passage explains that they're used to stretching their budgets and the drought is stretching resources.

To stretch is to extend or lengthen something beyond the normal length. You stretched both your vacation and the truth when you called out of work on Monday saying your flight home from Ibiza was canceled. Stretch is a word that has many great usages. The sense of extending one’s limbs came about circa 1200.