5 Unique Hip Stretches For When You Feel Crazy Tight
Sit upright with knees bent, hands resting behind you. Cross left ankle over right knee. Let right knee travel out to the ...
Train for Your Desk Job: Hips and Hamstrings
When we sit, the hips and knees are flexed at a 90-degree angle. The hip flexors — the muscles that run along the front of the hip — become compressed and shortened. Over time, like a rubber band left ...
Flexibility expert recommends four stretches for easing back pain and tight hips after too much sitting
Regular movement is among the best remedies for this, be that stretching, strengthening or mobilising the affected areas.
All Runners Need to Strengthen Your Hip Flexors. Try These Active Stretches to Start
That’s because hip flexors—the muscles that allow flexion at the hip joint—play a huge role in fluid running, and a set of tight ones can really mess with your mechanics. That’s where incorporating ...
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A flexibility expert shares his four top stretches for fighting the effects of sitting at a desk all day
“When your knees are at 90 degrees while sitting, the hip flexor muscles are held in a shortened position – you’re keeping them there for hours and hours, and they stay tight. If you’re ...
5 easy exercises for your hips and hamstrings to alleviate desk job aches and pains
In this six-part series, we'll demonstrate quick exercises for different areas of your body every week to help you stay ...
Over 50? If You Can Perform These 9 Core Moves, You're in Good Shape
Over 50? Stay strong and flexible with these 10 essential core moves! Master Instructor Carissa Fernandez shares her top exercises to keep your body mobile.
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The 10 Best Hip Stretches for Men (and Anyone Else Who Sits All Day)
If you're looking for the best hip stretches, you already know that ... with one foot flat on the floor in front of you and your knee bent at 90 degrees. 2. Lunge forward into the stretch.
A 41-year-old fixed his back pain to tackle the world's toughest triathlon by eating more protein and doing 5 simple exercises
Exercising too much with a desk job left a man unable to walk from hip and back pain. Simple physical therapy and nutrition got him back to doing triathlons.