When it comes to your hip flexors, you're likely focused (or, obsessed, in our case) on stretching them. However, with this critical muscle group, there's a key element you're probably neglecting: ...
If you have tight hips, you'll know. A nagging tension and stiffness causing serious discomfort and limited mobility, and perhaps even accompanied by lower-back pain and hamstring pain, tight and weak ...
A hip flexor muscle in simple words refers to the muscle in your hip that helps you flex it and bring the knee closer to the chest. Every time you take a step, you are using your hip flexor muscles.
The body is really good at sending alarms about what could be wrong—and the hip flexor tightening and weakening is the one alarm most of us have felt at some point. Whether it is while getting off the ...
Hip mobility exercises after 55, a veteran personal trainer shares 5 standing moves to ease stiffness fast.
The seated butterfly is a fantastic stretch for anyone who spends a lot of time sitting down, as it stretches all of the ...
Unlock a greater range of motion in your hips by trying these four mobility exercises in rotation over the next few months.
Hip pain can be especially disruptive to everyday life. If you're suffering you may experience loss of motion range, decreased strength and pain that hinders your ability to walk or run. Sore hips can ...
I’m a marathon runner who spends a lot of time sitting behind a desk, writing about running (among other things), so if I didn’t have tight hips, I’d be superhuman. Far from just causing the ...
Working out large muscle groups is always fun. This is primarily because of two things: the amount of weight they can shift and the variety of exercise available to work them. The challenge, though, ...