Improving Hamstring Flexibility: Many Years Post-Op Spinal Fusion?
Hey y'all!
Me and my girlfriend have just started going to the gym together after many years of bodily neglect. She has a spinal fusion and hasn't really kept up with any of the post-op stretches and exercises for retaining mobility, so she is looking to start working on that. One of the biggest issues for her flexibility is her inability to sit upright with her legs straight out and flat
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her knees always need to remain slightly bent, and when she straightens them it's a gives her a burning stretch in her hamstrings.
Today she did some pretty heavy cardio on a stair master and her legs were absolutely shot, so after we both finished we decided to take a break to stretch. I suggested that she sit in a chair and do toe touches one leg at a time since it'd be a little easier on her back, but she insisted that sitting flat on the ground and straightening her legs was more efficient since it did both legs at the same time.
Any tips on which way would be more effective for a post cardio stretch for her, if either? Thanks in advance, I hope this doesn't break Rule 4!