Bridge pose helps with overall stability in the hip joint by strengthening and stretching the quads and hip flexors. Whether you work a desk job, spend a lot of time driving, or love a good ...
Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book ...
If you have ever felt tension in the front of your hips after sitting too long, struggled with lower back pain or had difficulty touching your toes, your hip flexors may be to blame. These often ...
Sitting for long periods of time causes the hip flexors to tighten and shorten, resulting in pain. And tight hips can cause pain in other areas of our body, too, including the low back.
Granted, it doesn’t exactly sound inviting, but the simple exercise, performed with a ball, can help relieve lower back pain and reduce tension in your psoas (hip flexor muscles) and low back.
That isn’t helped by the fact that our desk-bound work is often the cause of our stress, leaving us sitting down and shortening our hip flexors for even longer. Happy baby pose is the antidote ...