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 ...
When it comes to a strong lower body, our hips are on the front lines. These hip flexor exercises will save your body from all that sitting. A generation ago, few people worried about tight hip ...
Andrew Lavender works for the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia. I am sure you’ve been told you should stand up and move away from your work stations or use a standing ...
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 ...
Runners often concentrate on building strength in their calves, glutes, hamstrings and quads, but one crucial muscle group that's often neglected is the hip flexor muscles. These muscles, positioned ...
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 ...
Nothing makes you feel like you're approximately 97 years old more than thinking, "God damn, my hips are killing me!"—am I right? But that tight, pinching sensation where the top of your thighs meet ...
When we talk about treating the aches and pains associated with desk work, the conversation tends to focus on our backs. And—while yes, all that slumping can certainly leave the areas around your ...