Meet frog hops, an exercise move that open up your hip flexors while stretching out your lower back, making it a great warmup move. Getting down into the wide squat feels really good on my hip flexors ...
When it comes to chronically stiff muscles - tight hip flexors are the second most common complaint I hear after tight hamstrings. Tight hip flexors are annoying, achy, and they often contribute to ...
As runners, we place a lot of emphasis on taking care of our lower legs. But we can't forget about the larger muscles, tendons and ligaments higher up, like hips, glutes and hamstrings. When one of ...
Every time an instructor says to sit in sukhasana during meditation, I can't help but groan. For someone with unrelenting hip flexor tightness, the so-called "easy pose" is really hard. As everyone ...
If you've ever run, jumped or been told you have good posture, you have your hip flexor muscles to thank. On the other end, muscle pain and immobility issues are also often connected to problems ...
If you’re a runner, you may warm up with some dynamic hamstring stretches and reward your glutes and quads with a little foam rolling action when you’re done. But how often are you stretching your hip ...
If your day can pretty much be summed up as time shuffled between long hours spent sitting at your desk at work, sitting in your car, and sitting in your house, there's a good chance your hip flexors ...
It’s time to give your hip flexors some love. Why? Because if you’re in the average and regularly spend more than nine hours a day sitting down (and no, that doesn’t include commuting, watching TV or ...
When it comes to your hip flexors, you’re likely focused on stretching them. However, with this critical muscle group, there’s a key element you’re probably neglecting: strength-building. Hip flexor ...
Hip flexor strain can occur when the hip flexor muscles are pulled, strained, torn, or injured. Many activities may cause the condition and symptoms can include sharp pain, stiffness, and reduced ...
Hip flexors are a broad term for the group of muscles that connects your legs and the trunk of your body together in a flexing movement. Just as their name implies, they are the muscles that flex your ...