Lack of hip flexibility can cause injury and difficulty in movement. Simple exercises like standing with legs apart, lunges, lying on stomach, standing on one foot, and sitting cross-legged can improve hip flexibility. Warm-up and work with a fitness instructor to prevent injury.
Not having hip flexibility can be a problem because a lack of it could leave you vulnerable to injury and make it more painful and difficult to move. For optimal health, flexibility, and mobility, it is important to have adequate hip flexibility. Fortunately, there are some simple exercises that you can do. It is possible to increase the flexibility of the hip by doing simple stretches.
Doing a simple stretch where you stand with your legs apart and then lean back slightly can be a helpful way to improve hip flexibility. Okay, it’s important that you move cautiously. Moving too fast can cause you to lose your balance; however, if you can keep your balance, this simple stretch can help you begin to improve flexibility.
Getting into a lunge position, where you lift a ball overhead while reaching your arms up, can help stretch your hips. The lunge position itself helps stretch your hips because you have one leg forward. Also, holding a ball overhead while standing forces you to extend your hips because you’re raising your arms.
Lying on your stomach on the floor, placing your palms on the floor and then lifting your chest and then your stomach off the floor is another exercise that will stretch your hips. At first, you may not be able to fully perform this exercise. For example, you may only be able to lift your chest off the floor; however, you will eventually be able to get up off the floor.
Standing on one foot, grasping the other foot, and gently pulling that foot toward your buttocks is an exercise that will improve hip flexibility. This is an exercise that people often do before walking or running. However, this exercise could be done on its own as a good way to stretch out your hips.
Sitting cross-legged on the floor and gently pushing your knees into the floor is one way to increase hip flexibility. This is a hip abductor stretch. Note that this should be done only after one has developed enough flexibility in the hips. In other words, while this stretch may seem simple, don’t overdo it.
These stretches are just some of the ways one can increase hip flexibility; however, there are other exercises that can be done as well. For example, there are ballet or Pilates exercises that one can do. Keep in mind that it is important not to strain yourself while doing the exercises. Always warm up before doing your stretches. Also, work with a fitness instructor if you can to help prevent injury.
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