Great tips for mobilizing the hips!

[Wahine]

I agree with the author of this post (http://movement-as-medicine.com/4-hip-mobility-drills-to-improve-your-squat/), early onset hip rigour mortis is an epidemic! Mobilize and stretch those hips!!

[tulip]

I agree with the author of this post (http://movement-as-medicine.com/4-hip-mobility-drills-to-improve-your-squat/), early onset hip rigour mortis is an epidemic! Mobilize and stretch those hips!!

Thanks! I find the pigeon pose from yoga to be very hip-stretchy, too.

[OakLeaf]

Thanks!


Lots of yoga poses ... not just pigeon or the equally notorious Monkey and Lotus ... but simple seated pose, Warrior I, Triangle, Wheel, Dancer, Tree ... the list is very long. Oh, and my favorite, Happy Baby. But these are more dynamic and helpful in a different way!

[Catrin]

I agree with the author of this post (http://movement-as-medicine.com/4-hip-mobility-drills-to-improve-your-squat/), early onset hip rigour mortis is an epidemic! Mobilize and stretch those hips!!

These are awesome Wahine! My coach has us doing these, and many more, on a regular basis. The Pigeon Pose that Tulip mentioned is also a good one. We also do a lot of work against the wall, and I especially like (hate) the couch stretch. Here is a link to all of the You Tube video (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mobility+wod+hip+flexor&oq=Mobility+Wod&gs_l=youtube.1.4.0l10.1466.3489.0.5932.12.11.0.1.1.0.168.1291.3j8.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.1e-A2NW5VkE)s on hip flexors by Mobility WOD (Dr. Kelly Starret) - there are some great ones here as well. Most of these I've done at one point or another. He also has some really good videos on how to counteract too many hours of sitting - though I am unsure of the ones I've in mind are free - he does have videos for his premium members ($8/month - well worth it).

Couch stretch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SaeAvGh6gkg)video, this was one of his earlier videos so it isn't very clear, but clear enough and there is a good discussion about why and how to do the couch stretch and also how to work on the posterior tib & why.

I've a lot of hip issues so I do a LOT of work on my hips and glutes. The video quality of his videos do go way up over time, but even the earlier ones are well worth dealing with the quality of iPhone videos in 2010!

[Crankin]

These look great. Thank you.

[emily_in_nc]

Excellent -- I plan to try some of these. Thanks for sharing the information! Videos are so much more helpful than mere words to convey what the stretch actually looks like.