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:  Kneel on your right knee and put your opposite foot on the floor. Your opposite hip and knee should rest at a 90 degree angle. Push your right hip forward until it is over your right knee. Keep your hands on your hips. Keep your back straight and your chest pushing forward. Breathe into the stretch until you feel some tension in your hips. Hold the stretch for 15-60 seconds. Release the stretch switch to the other side. Repeat stretches on each side for a total of 5 times. Do these sets a couple of times every day. The hamstrings are the muscles along the backside of your thighs. There are a number of ways to stretch these muscles; these exercises usually require some resistance or support surface to enable a good stretch, such as a doorway and wall, a table, a ballet barre, or the floor. To do a doorway stretch:  Lie on the floor next to a doorway. Rest one leg flat on the floor through a doorway. Rest the other leg against the wall next to the doorway. Start inching your body slowly toward the wall so that your leg is pushed against the wall. You should start to feel some tension in your hamstring muscle. Hold the stretch for 15-60 seconds. Release the stretch switch to the other side. Repeat stretches on each side for a total of 5 times. Do these sets a couple of times every day. Once you are able to do this stretch, try other hamstring stretches that require you to move your leg up higher or stretch it further, such as stretching your leg onto a table or sitting on the floor and stretching your hamstrings. Turnout exercises, also known as “butterfly” or “froggie” stretches, require that your legs bend out to the sides of your body, rotating at the hips. Turndowns are often performed by ballet dancers, but they are also useful for climbers and other athletes. They can help improve your leg flexibility. To do a turnout exercise:  Sit on the floor with the soles of your feet together so that your legs form a diamond shape in front of you. Hold onto your ankles and rest your elbows on your legs. Gently press down on your thighs with your elbows. Make sure that your arms are not resting on your knees at all; you can risk knee injury doing that. Stretch until you feel mild tension in your inner thigh and groin area. Hold the position for 10-20 seconds and release. Stretch again for a slightly longer stretch, this time for 20-30 seconds. Lie back so that your back rests on the floor. Keep your legs in their position. Let your knees fall down towards the ground. Make sure the soles of your feet are still together. Hold this pose for 30-60 seconds.  Repeat this set a few times every day. After you have improved your flexibility to move your leg upwards, start stretching it against a wall. Put your foot against a wall and inch your body closer to the wall so that your leg moves upward little by little. Hold onto a chair or table for balance.  Have bare feet during this exercise, as socks may make your feet a little too slippery. You can risk injury if your foot slips up too quickly. Practice with the other leg as well, so that you will be equally flexible on each side of your body.
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One-sentence summary -- Stretch your hips. Stretch your hamstrings. Do turnout exercises. Stretch your leg against a wall.


You want to be around him, so you have to treat him like you value his company. Encourage him during difficult times. If he had a rough day, reassure him. Wish him luck for tomorrow. Support his goals. Never turn against him when someone’s fighting with him. Instead, show that you appreciate him by complimenting his positive qualities and actions. This includes focusing your attention on him. Don’t get distracted by the attention from other boys. A relationship can’t operate without trust. Over time, show him that he can open up to you about whatever he thinks or feels. Listen to him without judgment and don’t gossip with your friends. The gossip, even if it doesn’t come back to you, will make him reluctant to tell you anything and will stop you from bonding. To build this trust, you’ll also have to share your own life when appropriate. Confide your fears, hopes, and problems. Look at the signs and adjust your approach. If he’s interested in you, he’ll want to be around you and make excuses to be close. He’ll lean towards you, keep his legs and arms uncrossed, his hands unclenched, and have his toes pointed at you. He may also make extended eye contact or look down bashfully.  These are only signs, so they don’t guarantee he likes you enough to be your boyfriend. Continue spending time with him to gauge his feelings. If he doesn’t do many of these signs, he still may like you. He may be good at hiding his feelings or shy. If his body language is negative, stop what you’re doing. Readjust your behavior by repeating steps. He may simply not be into you. Mirroring body language often helps. If he’s tilting his head while looking at you, keep your head tilted too, for instance. Just don't overdo it, and don't be too obvious. You don't want him to think you are making fun or mimicking him. Eye contact and gentle touch are starts to more serious flirting. Start making your intentions more concrete. Come up with clever lines at opportune times that show you appreciate him and aren’t afraid to show it. For example, tell him, “You should wear that shirt, it makes you look cute” before you see him. Add in appropriate touches, such as putting a hand on his shirt as you pick up the material between your fingers. Don’t go overboard on this. Appear cool and controlled or else you run the risk of smothering him with attention. You want to spend time with him, but too much time means you’re too close. You have to make him want to be with you and miss you while you’re not around. Don’t tend to his needs all the time. Put down the phone on occasion, after you let him know you’re going out, and make yourself seem socially desirable. Even in a relationship, you need to live your own life. Tend to those other aspects, such as friends, school, or work. It’s important that you don’t smother him either. Being needy, demanding all his attention is a sure way to extinguish any feelings he’s developing. Keep your own distance from time to time. The absence can make him realize how much he needs you, even if the space you gave him came from something like sleeping in and missing his texts for a few hours. You may think that responding to his text immediately or answering the phone right away when he calls will make you seem desperate, but also keep in mind that it's rude to keep people waiting for hours. It is one thing if you weren't home or didn't see the text for some reason. Playing hard to get often annoys guys and may even make him think you aren't interested.
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Support him. Build a deeper trust. Monitor body language. Compliment him. Go out with your friends. Give him his own space. Don't play hard to get.