If you spend a lot of time sitting, then you may have reduced hip mobility. You probably won´t even notice it because you don’t feel it in your hips. But if you’ve ever had lower back pain after a long day at work or had trouble squatting, chances are your hips need some attention.
Our hips and the muscles that surround them are the base for most of our movements. Unfortunately, the necessities of daily life can make our hips less and less functional. Sitting most of the day stiffens the hips and can make them weaker from consistently tight positioning.
To avoid that and improve all your Squat movements, check out these 7 exercises to mobilise your hips.
Check your hip mobility.
By actively flexing and externally rotating the hip you can mobilize into the specific ranges of motion that you are looking to improve for the deep squat.
Adductor Smash from Kelly Starrett.
This one is way harder than it looks. Give it a try.
Goblet Squat Hold
The goblet squat hold is simply an isometric hold at the bottom of a goblet squat but it can be brutally effective to improve your hip flexibility.
Open up those hips!
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