Build hip flexor strength. Sit on the floor, chest up, legs straight, a kettle-bell or another object just outside your right ankle. Keeping your legs straight, lift your right leg over the object and ...
A study published in The Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found that completing two one-hour Pilates sessions a week for 12 weeks can also boost full body strength.
“Doing the couch stretch – loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the top of the thighs] – will really help you loosen up the hips, and [ease] the ...
Understanding Hip Hinge Mechanics and Their Role in Strength Training The hip hinge is a fundamental movement pattern in strength training that primarily engages the posterior chain including the glut ...