Progress this stretch by placing pressure on your knees with your hands. Start in a seated position and bring the soles of your feet together and sit tall through your sit bones. Our Supporting partners are active champions who provide encouragement and assistance to the arthritis community. Butterfly Stretch Muscles Highlighted: Adductors.

Our Signature partners make their mark by helping us identify new and meaningful resources for people with arthritis. Seated Butterfly Stretch Action Pull your heels towards you while simultaneously relaxing your knees towards the floor. The Butterfly Stretch is a useful stretch for runners and field or court sport athletes. Doing this stretch can help you maintain mobile, free-moving hip joints for long-term joint health, Becourtney says. Our Pacesetters ensure that we can chart the course for a cure for those who live with arthritis. The butterfly stretch is a seated hip opener that has immense benefits and is perfect for all levels, including beginners. Our Pioneers are always ready to explore and find new weapons in the fight against arthritis. These inspired and inventive champions have contributed $1,500,00 to $1,999,999. Hold your feet with your hands and rest your elbows on your knees. Bend your knees and bring the soles of the feet together. With the help of your arms, drive your knees down into the floor. This simple stretch, sometimes called the butterfly stretch, stretches the groin and inner thigh. Our Visionary partners help us plan for a future that includes a cure for arthritis. Sit down on the floor and bring both feet together. Our Trailblazers are committed partners ready to lead the way, take action and fight for everyday victories.

Join us today and help lead the way as a Champion of Yes. As a partner, you will help the Arthritis Foundation provide life-changing resources, science, advocacy and community connections for people with arthritis, the nations leading cause of disability.

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