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Stand on one leg, hold a wall, and pull your other heel up behind you.

Heel to bottom

Get bendy · ages 6 to 14 · Held, not counted · 🤫 Quiet

How to do it

  1. One hand on the wall.
  2. Knees stay together.
  3. Stand tall: don't let your back arch.
  • A wall
  • Enough floor to lie down on, arms out.

Watch out for this

Tuck your hips under and keep the knee pointing at the floor.
Back arched and the knee pointing out sideways.

Make it fit you

The right version is the hardest one you can still do properly. That is not a kindness, it is how this works.

Easier

  • Lie on your side and pull your heel back from there.

Harder

  • Let go of the wall and balance.

Sitting down? Sit on the edge of a chair and slide one foot back under you.

What it trains

🤸 Bendiness🦩 Balance

Which muscles do the work

Thigh musclesLongest muscle

Tap one to see it in the Body.

Where you'll do it

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All the moves

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