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Need a quick release for tight hips? Try this:

Standing Hip Flexor Stretch + Side Bend

This standing high lunge stretch targets the hip flexors on the back leg. Adding a gentle side bend can increase the sensation through the hip flexors while also lengthening the side body.

Key Body Areas:
Hips
Quads
Upper Back
Abdominals
How to Do Standing Hip Flexor Stretch + Side Bend:
  1. Stand tall. Step your left foot back with right foot forward.
  2. Square hips forward and stay upright. Hold a wall if needed.
  3. Gently tuck pelvis (posterior tilt) and squeeze the left glute.
  4. Release your hips forward and down, bending through the right knee until you feel a stretch in the front of the left hip. Avoid low-back arching.
  5. Hold 30 seconds.
  6. Switch sides.
Modifications for Standing Hip Flexor Stretch + Side Bend:
  • decreaseShorten stance and keep the range small while maintaining the pelvic tuck and glute squeeze.
  • increaseReach overhead and add a small side bend away from the back leg if it stays comfortable (i.e. bend to the right if the left leg is in back).
  • increaseRelease the hips further forward and down.
Type: passive StretchDifficulty: beginnerPosition: standingMuscles Stretched:Hip Flexors • Quadriceps • Intercostals • Obliques
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Standing Hip Flexor Stretch + Side Bend ~ Move with Amy Dot