good hip stretches, posture advice

[chickwhorips]

I've become aware of the same problems.

Thank you for everyone that posted links.

[tulip]

What Oakleaf says: Pilates. Just make sure you go to a real pilates place, not some hybrid pseudo pilates class that some gyms offer. You need to make sure that you learn to do it right, otherwise, you could hurt yourself. I can't say enough about how much pilates has helped my IT/hip/lower back problems. Chiropractor helped too. My chiropractor actually suggested pilates in the first place.

[Wahine]

I also recommend pilates for many of my clients. I would just give a little word of advice about maintaining other forms of strength training that involve your glute max outside of pilates. In pilates the glute max is often de-emphasized so that the practitioner has to use their trunk muscles more to produce movements/stabilization. This is generally a good thing. But I am seeing more and more people as of late with problems with pelvic stability because they've completely forgotten how to use their glutes related to years of pilates only for strengthening!! This group includes very accomplished and respected pilates instructors that I treat.

[tulip]

Wahine, I hadn't thought about the glute side effect of pilates, but I can see how that would be. And now I know why my pilates instructor has no butt! Yes, strengthen the glutes (I can think of some pretty good ways to do that )

[Wahine]

I'm forever teasing my Pilates vetrans about not having any junk in the trunk.

[VeloVT]

Wahine:
what would you recommend --
squats, deadlifts, lunges, etc, or something else???

Thanks everybody!

[Zen]

Here's a whole menu of choices for you Liza

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html