Start on your hands and knees on the mat. Step your right foot outside of your right hand. Step your left foot back, so that ...

How to strengthen your hip flexors, according to PTs, for people who sit at a desk all day and experience hip discomfort.

Tight hip flexors often result from prolonged sitting, which keeps these muscles in a shortened position for hours at a time. Over time, the muscles adapt to this position, losing their ability to ...

Start with gentle stretches, like a standing hip flexor stretch (pulling one ankle toward the butt while keeping the pelvis neutral) or lunges. Yoga poses like cat/cow and the 90/90 stretch also help.

Your hip flexors are the muscles in the front of your hips that connect your leg to your pelvis, explains Erica Coviello, C.P.T., certified personal trainer and RRCA-certified run coach.

Like the side lying hip flexor stretch, this stretch extends hip flexors in the opposite direction than they tend to be used, which Dr. Fata-Chan says is great for mobility.

Like the side lying hip flexor stretch, this stretch extends hip flexors in the opposite direction than they tend to be used, which Dr. Fata-Chan says is great for mobility.

Pain and stiffness: Hip flexor stretches can help reduce pain and stiffness when standing up from a seated position. Mobility: Hip flexor stretches can improve hip and lower back mobility.

Simply put, your hip flexors are the powerhouse behind smooth, pain-free movement, so keeping them strong–and well-stretched–is a must. Benefits of foam rolling your hip flexors ...

Hip flexor strain can occur when the hip flexor muscles are pulled, strained, torn, or injured. Many activities may cause the condition and symptoms can include sharp pain, stiffness, and reduced ...

His hip flexors were bearing most of the burden, making them tight and overworked. The physical therapist gave him a mobility and strength regimen, and after eight weeks Mr. Root was able to ...