To ease the perils of tight hips, try this series of four feel-good stretches that will take you from standing to kneeling to lying down. Hold each of the following stretches for 20 seconds (on each side, when applicable), and try to commit to doing the series three or four days a week to notice a difference.
This yoga-based move opens your chest and shoulders and improves your balance while stretching your hip on each side.
Stand on one foot, then lift and bend the other into a hamstring curl. Grip the raised foot from the inside (palm facing out) with the same-side hand.
This exercise strengthens your lower back as you open your hips. Because the head falls backward, it is not recommended to try this move if you have low blood pressure. (Also note, if you have high blood pressure and take medication, you could experience dizziness coming out of this pose and may want to avoid it.)
This move uses the bones in your forearms to prop your hips up. If you need even more leverage, prop a couple of pillows under your elbows. (Bridge is also a great exercise to strengthen your pelvic floor, and one of these 7 exercises you should do to have mind-blowing sex!)
Like the name suggests, this move uses the weight of your body to keep all other parts hunkered down while you pry a tight hip open on one side (then repeat on the other).
Trainer Tip: If you find it difficult to keep the other hip grounded while prying in laying position, try this move on all 4s (see picture above).
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