Hip Mobility

Hip Mobility

Tight hips can limit us in many ways including decreased range of motion and back pain. With the Hip Mobility Program, start feeling loose again with nearly 20 exercises broken down into two phases.

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Hip Mobility
  • Wide Hip Rocks - Phase 1

    *Begin with hips slight wider than shoulder width in Quadruped position
    *Bring hips back
    *Hold for 3-5 seconds

  • Adductor Rocks with Hold - Phase 1

    *Being in Quadruped position
    *Bring one leg out to side and slowly begin to rock back and forth
    *Hold for 3-5 seconds

  • Hip Internal Rotation Rocks - Phase 1

    *Begin with one leg in front of you with the knee bent
    *Place the other leg behind with the knee bent
    *Slowly rock your hips forward and back down

  • Pigeon Pose High - Phase 1

    *Bring one knee forward, bring the leg across the body
    *Maintain your shoulders back
    * Settle hips down towards the ground

  • 90:90 Fallouts - Phase 1

    *Begin with legs on top of platform 10-12 inches high
    *Bring leg up while maintaining knee straight
    *Bring leg out as far as you can to the side

  • Quadruped Hip Circles - Phase 1

    *Begin in Quadruped position
    *Rotate hip up and over object roughly 10-12 inches tall
    *Do not allow other hip to rotate

  • Half Kneeling Circles - Phase 1

    *Begin in kneeling position and place object 3-6 inches in front of you
    *Use arms for balance
    *Bring leg up and across, aiming for center of object

  • Hip Extensor Hovers - Phase 1

    *Lay on stomach in prone position
    *Place object 6-8 inches by ankle
    *Lift leg up and out, then back up and in

  • Shin Box - Internal Rotation - Phase 1

    *Begin with one leg in front of you with the knee bent
    *Place the other leg behind with the knee bent
    *Open upper trunk away from forward leg and hold for a second

  • Shin Box External Rotation - Phase 1

    *Begin with one leg in front of you with the knee bent
    *Place the other leg behind with the knee bent
    *Bend at your hips and bring your chest forward

  • Hip Flexor Hovers - Phase 2

    *Begin in long sitting with object between 4-6 by your feet
    *Raise your leg up and out across object and then return to start position
    *Do not round movement
    *Alternating makes exercise more difficult

  • Lateral Lunge Holds - Phase 2

    *Begin with leg spread wide and arms directly in front of you
    *Slowly go down towards one side
    *Hold for two seconds before coming back to starting position

  • Shin Box - External to Internal Rotation - Phase 2

    *Begin with one leg in front of you with the knee bent and place the other leg behind with the knee bent
    *Bring your chest forward to the front knee and hold for a second
    *Come back and open up your upper trunk away from your forward leg

  • Shin Box - Alternating External Rotation - Phase 2

    *Begin with one leg in front of you with the knee bent and place the other leg behind with the knee bent
    *Bend at your hips and bring your chest towards the front knee and hold for a second
    *Rotate your trunk to the other side and continue with the same process

  • Shin Box - Internal Rotation Liftoffs - Phase 2

    *Begin with one leg in front of you with the knee bent
    *Place the other leg behind with the knee bent
    *Slowly raise your back foot off ground and hold for a second

  • Modified Cosack Squat w/ Thoracic Rotation A - Phase 2

    *Begin in deep squat with leg out to side
    *Slowly rotate your trunk using your eyes to follow your wrist as it goes up
    *Return back to starting position

  • Get Up to Forward Half Kneeling Lunge - Phase 2

    *Begin with one leg straight and the other bend underneath
    *Bring body forward putting weight on to front foot
    *Maintain arms straight and go into a half lunge

  • Abduction Into Half Kneeling Lunge - Phase 2

    *Begin on one knee with the other leg straight off to the side
    *Slide the leg directly in front of you
    *Maintain arms straight and go into a half lunge