Hip Exercises To Do In An Irish Bar
Full disclosure: I’m using the cover of St. Patrick’s Day to present one of my favorite hip rotation exercises. It targets both internal and external rotators and hip stability.
The connection between this exercise and St. Patrick’s Day? Well, you could do it in an Irish Bar (if you find yourself so inclined).
I know. It’s a tenuous connection. You can also think of it as a warmup exercise for traditional Irish step dancing, which requires a lot of hip stability.
This is adapted from my Tango teacher, Sergio Segura @strictlytangonyc.
Internal and External Rotation with Hip Stability
Stand with your heels together, toes turned out, knees slightly bent.
Heel-toe your feet out until they’re as wide as you can support, then heel toe them back together.
Heel toe your feet apart again.
Keep your left foot where it is (and your left hip stable) and heel-toe only your right foot back to center and out again.
Do the other side.
Try to feel the movement initiating from the top of the thigh bone rotating in the hip socket, not just from the foot turning.
Try to keep the pelvis from shifting forwards or back or from side to side.
Repeat this 8-10 times.
Now you’re ready to go Irish step dancing. Or tango dancing.
Try it and let us know what you think. We’d love to hear from you.