You need flexible hips for belly dancing and swinging hula hoops, as well as many less exotic reasons. The Mayo Clinic reports flexibility and range of motion can improve your balance and decrease risk of injury. Stretching not only keeps your...
Stiffness in the muscles around the hip joint can be the cause of much chronic pain and loss of mobility. Shortened hip muscles can lead to lower back pain, misalignment of the spine and poor posture, and if left uncorrected can result in serious...
Incorporating stretches for improving hip flexibility into your fitness routine can help improve flexibility and range of motion as well as reduce pain and stiffness. Stretching routines also reduce stress and tension; keeping your hips flexible...
Your hip joint is the site where your leg meets your pelvis. Because of the great number of muscles acting on or crossing over your hip joint, and because of these muscles' propensity to become tight and inflexible with disuse or overuse, it's...
People who lack the ability to perform a deep squat with their arms overhead usually lack adequate hip and ankle mobility and spine and abdominal stability, which keeps your body upright and in alignment. To improve hip flexibility, you should...
When you have tight muscles in your hips, it can be difficult to play sports, perform exercises or carry out daily activities. Your mobility is reduced, and your movements may seem strained. An exercise ball can help as part of a program to...
The hip is a stable joint support by very powerful muscles. Your gluteal muscles are used for nearly every lower body movement, including walking, running, and standing. Given the amount of sitting many Americans do in a typical day, these large...
Maintaining and increasing hip and leg flexibility and strength helps to prevent injuries during athletic and non-athletic movement. Cherri Brightridge, a Triathlon Academy Coach, with Lifetime Fitness, follows the advice of the American College...
Adequate hip strength and flexibility are crucial to athletic performance and injury prevention, so be proactive and add them to your lower body workout plan. A well-designed hip strength and flexibility exercise program addresses the muscle...
The hip joints are capable of a wide range of motion, including rotation, flexion and extension. Increasing the flexibility of your hip joints allows you to move with less restriction and minimizes the risk of injury to the knees, hips, ankles and...
The hip muscles and groin muscles are often overlooked in training programs. These muscles are smaller but they are still important in both athletics and everyday activities. Stretching and flexibility exercises will help you prevent injury and...
Aquatic exercises can be done by almost anyone and are beneficial in strengthening the muscles and improving balance. The buoyancy of the water permits a greater range of motion and the viscosity of the water provides resistance. The hydrostatic...
Flexibility at the hip joint in important for maintaining correct posture and proper alignment. Long days at the office in front of a computer lead to tight and inflexible hip muscles, which can cause lower back pain, as well as poor posture....
Tight hip flexors, which are a group of muscle deep in your lower torso, pelvis and upper thighs, can lead to low back pain and poor hip extension. Proper flexibility and movement training can alleviate hip stiffness and back pain by reducing...
The muscles that support your hip have a complex, codependent relationship, which evokes images of employee dynamics in a large corporation. When workaholic employees do more than their fair share of the workload, the other employees lose...
Inflexibility of the muscles and tendons that control rotation of the hip can lead to other injuries and accidents, especially in those who suffer from arthritis, play sports or have conditions that otherwise cause muscle tension, such as...
Your hip flexors consist of a group of muscles that connect your pelvis to your thigh bones. When these muscles contract, or shorten, your thigh is lifted up toward your stomach. The hip flexors are utilized in many of your daily activities, such...
You might be tempted to blame your inability to touch your toes on tight hamstring muscles. Inflexible hips can also limit your range of motion. Many common activities, such as running and cycling, strengthen muscles, but shorten or tighten hip...
You develop flexibility of your leg muscles just as you would train to improve your muscular tone. A regular program of stretching exercises will improve the flexibility of your leg muscles and the range of motion about your hip, knee and ankle...
If you work out often or like to take part in activities such as running, hip and leg strength and flexibility is very important. In fact, maintaining flexibility and strength in these areas can help prevent injuries, according to Life Time...
Hip adductors contract to move your leg in toward your other leg. This area, the groin, is suspectible to muscle pulls if you do not maintain the flexibility of your inner thighs. Use daily stretching exercises to increase your hip adductor...
The more you sit at your desk or in front of your computer, the less flexible your hips become. Hip opening exercises help counteract the sitting you do in your daily life. Greater hip flexibility means less chance of injury and low back pain, as...
The hip capsule is a ligament that connects the top of the leg to the pelvis. The hip is a ball and socket joint like the shoulder. Since it moves freely in a variety of directions, it is easy to damage if it is stretched too far. Increasing the...
Strong hips are important for almost all swimming strokes. Certain workouts, such as kicking exercises performed in the pool, or specific strengthening exercises performed out of the pool can help improve your hip strength and increase...
Before you can loosen your leg muscles, you should first loosen your hip and ankle joints to allow your muscles and joints to move in their full range of motion without restrictions, suggests physical therapist Gray Cook, author of "Movement."...
Your hip muscles play an important role in the movement of your knees and legs. Strong hip muscles can help prevent overuse injuries such as tendinitis, stress fractures or bursitis. Hip exercises can help to strengthen, improve range of motion...
Your whole body can be thrown out of whack if your hip muscles aren't flexible. Especially if you sit frequently and for long periods, your hip muscles will shorten, and other body parts have to make up for their lack of mobility. Even a short...
Pilates is an exercise system designed to increase abdominal, back and hip flexibility, strength and power. Developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 1900s and originally called "Contrology," Pilates combines elements from both Eastern and Western...
Powerful and accurate hip rotation is essential for various sports, including baseball, football, golf, swimming, tennis and basketball. The best athletes from each of these sports have a significant amount of hip rotation that improves their...
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