If you have ever felt tension in the front of your hips after sitting too long, struggled with lower back pain or had difficulty touching your toes, your hip flexors may be to blame. These often ...
The hip flexors are muscles that lift your thighs and help move your legs forward when you walk. Hip flexor injuries range in severity and are often caused by sudden movements, overuse, stiff muscles, ...
Stiff, achy hips got you down? We’ve been there. Whether you’ve just come back from a running break, are tackling new distances, or have upped your intensity, runners of all levels experience tight ...
Get hip to these simple movements that stretch and strengthen the hip flexors. Dr. Andy Fata-Chan, a New York-based physical therapist and fitness coach at Moment Physical Therapy & Performance, told ...
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 ...
The three-way hip flexor release is a mobility exercise I practiced and refined over years of working with professional athletes to address the varying tension patterns caused by different sports ...
Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...