Hip Flexibility Exercises

By doing hip flexibility exercises regularly, you develop mobility and range of motion in the hip joint. The hip joint is the region between your leg and the pelvis. You tend to strengthen the muscles around your hips. You are better able to move your legs relative to the pelvis and pelvis relative to your legs. In order to derive all the given benefits, you do not need to perform a number of hip flexibility stretches. You need to choose only a couple of them but perform them regularly and as described. The following account suggests you some hip exercises. Select 2-3 according to your personal preference. Perform them after warming up your body well at least 5 days a week to get the expected result.

Workouts for Hip Flexibility

Exercise 1: Sit straight on the floor. Keep the back and legs straight. Keep the legs close to each other. In case you have short hamstrings, you won't be able to sit erect in the given posture. If this is the case, then select some other hip flexibility exercise described in the lower part of this article. Involve the front part of your thighs to keep the knees straight. Lean a bit forward from your hips. There is no need to reach your toes with your hands. Focus on bending from the hips. While you are in the suggested posture, try to stay in it for about 30 seconds. Take deep breaths into your stomach. You will notice that each time you exhale, you go down into your stomach. This particular hamstring strengthening exercise for hip flexibility is called hamstring stretch.

Exercise 2: Lay your body on your stomach on the floor. Keep your legs slightly apart and arms by your shoulders. Involve all the leg muscles, particularly the buttocks. Generate a gentle abdominal push. Take a deep breath. Slowly raise your head and shoulders with the help of the muscles at first, and then the arms. Make sure that you do not hang the upper part of your body between your arms. Rather try to engage the muscles located in your shoulders so that you are able to keep the shoulders down and the body upwards and tall. Hold this posture for about 15-20 seconds. Come back to the original position in a controlled manner. This hip flexibility exercise is known as cobra.

Exercise 3: Lie down on your back on the floor. Bend your knees such that a 45 degree angle is formed at the knee. Put the feet a bit apart from each other. Raise your hips in the air. You can do it by squeezing the buttocks and involving the back muscles. Lift the hips as far as is comfortably possible for you. Also, squeeze as much as your body easily allows you to. Stay in this posture for about 40 seconds. You may repeat this exercise 5-9 times. This exercise is known as modified bridge.

Exercise 4: Lie erect on your back on the floor. Keep the hands at the sides and feet close to each other. Take a deep breath and lift the lower half of your body such that the knees come to rest on your chest. You may need to hold the legs with your hands so that you can hold the given posture for about 20-30 seconds. When the given time period is over, release your body slowly. Exhale. Return to the starting posture in a controlled manner. You can do this exercise 7-9 times a day.

Exercise 5: There is a hip flexibility exercise called leg press. It works to bring your hips in shape. Position your body on the leg press machine. Make sure that you are comfortable. Place your feet up and palms on the grips at the side. Press your back against the support and keep the head straight. Maintain the given posture, lower the weight until a right angle gets formed. Now, raise the weight with your heels. Return to the starting position on the machine. Do leg presses only if you feel easy and comfortable. Do not push yourself to do it otherwise you may end up with muscle cramps. In case you are an arthritis patient, you should take agreement from your doctor before performing leg press. It is generally considered safe yet consultation with a medical professional is always recommendable. If the doctor does not advice you to do leg press, ask him to suggest you some arthritis exercises for hips.

All the above given hip flexibility exercises are highly effective in giving results. To obtain the maximum possible benefits from them, you need to perform them on a regular basis and in the correct manner. Exercise alone can never benefit you the desired way. You need to follow a healthy diet in addition to that so that your body receives all the important nutrients in required amount.