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Stretching the hip flexors is vital. It take a beating, throughout the day, because it's
a muscle that's always on, through ambulating, walking all day, cycling, pretty much any
lower body exercise. It's a little difficult to focus in on there, it's not a real vascular
area, so it tends to take its tole there. So, one good way to hit that, standing, is
to just take your back leg behind you, with the knee slightly bent and we're going to
practice a rock and roll with the pelvis. Turning to the side, you can see how I'm going
to roll forward, pressing that hip flexor in the opposite direction and release. If
you've got good balance, just bring your elbows out, to your peripheral vision, that'll help
keep your chest lifted. Activate that center of gravity and that core and keep pressing
forward, here, with a slight bend, in both knees. It's a great stretch for cyclists and,
again, anybody doing any lower body activity, as well as walking. Just make sure you do
each side, holding to ten, and work your way up to thirty seconds each.