Tired hips and how to improve them

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Best trick I know to strengthen and activate the hip muscles:

Stand in perfect posture - belly flat, tailbone "relaxed" and dropped, knees unlocked.

Keep your pelvis ABSOLUTELY LEVEL, lift one foot from the ground. (hammies can't keep the pelvis level, the hip muscles have to do it, so don't drop one side of your pelvis when you lift one foot from the ground.)

Stand on one foot for as long as you can.

You should be able to stand steady and still and level for 2 minutes on each foot.

If you can only stand 1 minute before losing your balance or your level pelvis, you're still probably ok, but work toward that 2 minute mark.

I've seen women who were active and athletic and could whip off a 10 mile hike without blinking, yet had chronic hip pain and could only stand on one foot for 10 or 15 seconds. Guess what exercise they got to do at home....

If you're not sure you are keeping your pelvis level, ask someone to watch you or do this in front of a mirror.