Badminton warm-up and warm-down (2):Lower body static stretching

Badminton warm-up and warm-down can be divided into static and dynamic stretching movements; the former can be divided into upper and lower body movements. Today, we will first introduce lower body static stretching.

The main role played by the lower body in badminton is “quickly moving” the body to the shuttlecock striking position. This rapid back and forth movement makes heavy use of the lower body’s main muscle groups, the quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstring muscles and calf muscles.... <FULL ARTICLE>

The main lower body muscle groups used in badminton