Wide-legged reach that fans out the inner thighs.
Lead with your chest, not your forehead. Hinge from the hips to keep your back long.
Sitting in a wide V and hinging your chest forward runs a long, gentle stretch through the adductors along your inner thighs, muscles that spend all day shortened and rarely get lengthened by training. Folding from the hips rather than the spine keeps the stretch where it belongs instead of in your back. It slots in perfectly after squats, lunges, or anything with a wide stance.
No, tight inner thighs and hamstrings simply cap the range at first. Narrow the V slightly, keep sitting tall, and reach only to where you feel the inner thighs working, the distance builds itself over weeks.
A strong pulling sensation through the inner thighs is right, sharp or pinching pain is not. Back off to the depth where you can breathe slowly and let the stretch settle.
A soft bend is fine and often helps you hinge from the hips instead of rounding. Prioritise a long spine and toes pointing up over forcing the legs perfectly straight.
