ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯁꯧꯇꯥꯌꯤꯅ, Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯄꯦꯏꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯡ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯣꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ-ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯔꯐꯣꯃꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯕꯥ, ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯂꯦꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯣꯔꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯂꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯒꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯒꯣꯜꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯑꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯤꯁꯨꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯥꯔ ꯇꯤꯁꯨꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯀꯥꯔ ꯇꯤꯁꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯖꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ...

ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯁꯨ ꯇꯀꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips)ꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ (standing Hamstring Stretch): ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯂꯩꯃꯥꯌꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯇꯣꯏꯂꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (Towel Hamstring Stretch): ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯕꯣꯜ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯕ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯨꯄꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯜ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (wall Hamstring Stretch): ꯋꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯀꯥꯜꯐ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯖ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯦꯟꯖ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫