Weekly Hip Stretch – More Hip Flexor Love

More hip flexor stretches! 

Why? 

Because we can never get enough (most of us, at least).

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Illuminate me…

Keeping our hip flexors working optimally has many, many benefits:

• Keeping them mobile allows us to move our hips in the ways we want.  Whether it’s kicking a soccer ball, squatting to pick up a child or taking a walk, healthy hips are the reason we can… or can’t… do these things.

• Tight hip flexors cause tension in other areas and can increase the chance of injury in the hips, and in the low back.

• Tight hip flexors can pull the pelvis forward and be the cause of low back pain.

If you sit all day, this stretch is a hip saver and can be done right at your desk.

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Try it…

You’ll need a chair that allows you to have your feet flat on the floor and your hips at a 90 degree angle. 

Here’s the exercise. Try it and let me know if you like it!

As always, go slowly and listen to your body. 

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Wishing you happy hips!