Lying Figure Four Stretch

Step 1. Lie on your back with both knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Cross one ankle over the opposite knee so that your legs form a figure four.

Step 2. Reach through the gap and hold the back of the thigh of the lower leg, or its shin, and gently pull it towards your chest until you feel a stretch in the glute and outer hip of the crossed leg. Keep your head and lower back on the floor and let the crossed knee open outwards. Hold the stretch and breathe calmly, then switch sides.