[header] How to raise your leg up to your head [title] Stretch your hips. [step] The hips are ball and socket joints that help your legs move. Focusing on hip stretching can give you better range of motion in your legs. 
There are a number of hip stretches, including the hip flexor stretch, the hip rotator stretch, the floor hip stretch and the hip abductor stretch. To do the hip flexor stretch : [substeps] Kneel on your right knee and put your opposite foot on the floor.