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How to do a butterfly stretch: a Hinge Health guide

Learn how to do a butterfly stretch to improve flexibility in your inner thighs, groin, and pelvic floor, plus modifications to make this exercise easier or harder.

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Last Updated: Sep 1, 2025
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Butterfly Stretch

Butterfly Stretch

Butterfly Stretch

Butterfly Stretch

Butterfly Stretch Modifications

Butterfly Stretch Modifications

Butterfly Stretch Modifications

Butterfly Stretch Modifications

Table of Contents
What is a butterfly stretch?
What muscles does a butterfly stretch work? 
Benefits of butterfly stretch
Butterfly stretch: exercises and modifications 
How Hinge Health can help you
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