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We never get enough hips stretch, are we?
We use our hips to sit on a chair, on a toilet, on a sofa, at breakfast/lunch/dinner AND even we workout everyday, we still use our hips to squat and lunge. Meaning that our hips need to loosen up at some point, at least once per day if not more.
Our body moves in three dimensions, which means that our hips are also moves in all three planes of motions (i.e. forward and backward, side to side and rotation). But often when we stretch our “hips”, we only focuses on stretching our front hips. In this article, we are showing you how to stretch your hips in 3 ways, which include front hips, outer hips and inner hips. You can perform either in static motion as a relaxation stretch (which is more suitable for cool-down or before bedtime) or active stretch as a warm up or for loosening up post-workout soreness.
#1 Front hips
Lie on your back with left leg at 90 degrees, foot against wall. Place right ankle on the supported leg, right hand on same knee.
Use right hand to push down and outward on the knee until you feel the stretch on the same side hip. Exhale press and repeat 10 times on each leg.
#2 Inner hips
Elevated on supported knee.
Set your position with palms directly under shoulders.
Active leg straight on the side, foot planted on the ground.
Shift your hips backward/Sit back with your hips and get into the stretch.
Exhale sit back and repeat 10 times on each leg.
Supported with elbows, same height on supported knee.
Stand on an elevated surface where the height is at least same length as your foot.
Support with one hand, opposite arm positioned overhead.
Both feet on an elevated surface.
Take off your outer foot, reach behind your standing leg, towards the ground and the wall. At the same time reach your outer arm towards the wall. You should feel a stretch along the outer hips on the outer leg.
Hope you enjoy reading this information and give it a try and see how your hips feel.
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