Suzette Carter

FitnessBuff/consultant

TV host (Fit for Life)

* Stand tall with your feet approximately two shoulder widths apart.

* Turn your feet and face them to the right.

* Bend the right leg so the right thigh is parallel with the ground and the right lower leg is vertical.

* Gradually lower the body.

* Keep your back straight and use your arms to balance.

* You will feel the stretch along the front of the left thigh and along the hamstrings of the right leg.

* Repeat by turning and facing to the left.

Hamstring stretch

* Sit on the ground with both legs straight out in front of you.

* Bend your left leg and place the sole of your left foot alongside the knee of the right leg.

* Allow your left leg to lie relaxed on the ground.

* Bend forward keeping your back straight.

* You will feel the stretch in the hamstring of your right leg.

* Repeat with the other leg.

Calf stretch

* Stand tall with one leg in front of the other and hands flat, pressed against the wall at shoulder level.

* Ease your back leg further away from the wall, keeping it straight; press your heel firmly into the floor.

* Keep your hips facing the wall and your rear leg and spine in a straight line.

* You will feel the stretch in the calf of your rear leg.

* Repeat with the other leg.