There are so many different ways to open up your hips and I find that there is a benefit in every stretch and exercises that targets this. We only want to give you our top three because when you give too many things for someone to do, they do none of them. Click the video below and see how to open up your hips.
Step 1: Do a deep squat with your hands over your head. See how low you can sit.
Step 2: Do the first exercise, static back. Hold for 5 minutes or if you do not feel the pressure even out in your lower back, stay in this position until you do.
Step 3: Retest your deep squat position. How does it feel compared to the first time?
Step 4: Hip capsule stretch 30 sec each side
Step 5: Deep squat hold from 30 seconds to a minute. This exercise should be done after a workout because it is more of a static stretch.
Step 6: Do these daily before workouts so you can improve. Once you get to a point where you can get into a perfect deep squat position and hold it without warming up it is time for you to contact us for more ways to strengthen and open up your hips.
If you find it impossible to get into any of these positions, contact us and we will help you through it and if needed, write you another program that best suits you. Everyone is born with the ability to get into a deep squat where our hips can touch our ankles. We lose that ability because we start sitting in chairs, which allows your muscles in the hips and lower back to relax and get weak. When these muscles get weak, other muscles need to overcompensate usually resulting in back, hip or knee pain. The weakness or pain we have in our hips and lower back, take away from athletes performing their best. Contact us now and let us show you all the ways we can take your performance to the next level!
Sincerely,
Donny Mateaki
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