18 Stretches to prepare you for doing the splits

9. Stretching the back of the thigh (fourth exercise)

1. The starting position is lying on your back.
2. Raise one leg, and bend it at the knee joint to an angle of 90 degrees.
3. With both hands, grasp the foot of the bent leg and, as you exhale, pull the knee of the bent leg to the floor. The other leg is extended and rests on the floor.