These stretches should also help you limber up after spending the festive period sitting on your couch. ... Kneeling hip ...

Below, Merrick has shared five stretches he does every day and recommends for everyone to ease tight hips, improve shoulder ...

Remember, you don’t have to do all 10 of these hip flexor exercises all at once. Integrate some of the static stretches into your day while doing the dynamic stretches before you go on a run or hit ...

You can be your hips’ hero by taking steps to keep them strong and pain-free. Aim for three sets of each move, and ...

The exercise, known as the corkscrew stretch, shared by Chiropractic Doctor Michael Rowe, helps you “unlock tight achey hips in seconds.” Here’s how to do the exercise: Take the ankle of the leg on ...

The vertical position of this stretch targets the hip flexors differently than floor-based poses, creating complementary benefits to horizontal stretches. Hold for 45-60 seconds while breathing ...

What it does: Opens hip joints and stretches glutes. Low Lunge Variation Start in a low lunge with left foot planted, knee bent to 90 degrees, and right knee on the floor.

“Doing the couch stretch – loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the top of the thighs] – will really help you loosen up the hips, and ...

“I love the couch stretch. Loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the top of the thighs] – will really help you loosen up the hips, and ...

Couch stretch Like the side lying hip flexor stretch, this stretch extends hip flexors in the opposite direction than they tend to be used, which Dr. Fata-Chan says is great for mobility.