Internally rotating your hip engages muscles like the tensor fasciae latae, upper gluteus muscles, and inner thigh muscles. Without it, it’s hard to complete daily activities like putting on pants or ...

Circular movement exercises are a great way to improve flexibility and strength. These exercises involve a range of motion ...

Fitness trainer Charlee Atkins talks about the importance of an internal rotation of hips stretch, which many forget to do in their hip-opening stretches. “When people talk about tight hips, they’re ...

Tight hips can lead to pain and discomfort in your lower back, hips, knees, or feet — an extremely common issue that can be caused by prolonged sitting, muscle imbalances, or repetitive movements like ...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Hip mobility is crucial to a powerful, fluid golf swing. Your hips not only help you rotate effectively through your swing, but also help you generate power ...

the trunk, as well as the pelvis and hips, to allow us to increase our stride length without losing control and sacrificing good alignment. Doing this enables us to utilise the power muscles properly ...

When our hips and back are tight, we need to loosen them up. Health and fitness expert Beth Oliver joined us to share movements to do just that. Many of us experience tight hips, low back pain and an ...

Hips rotate forward causing lengthened hip flexors and shortened lumbar extensors (Figure A) After long term exposure to this positioning the muscles will adjust to these improper lengths. Figure C ...

Your hip joints are ball-and-socket joints positioned where your thigh bone meets your pelvis. The hip joint is involved in many types of movement. It is also one of the largest joints in the body, ...

Correspondence to J Kettunen, Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Mannerheimintie 17, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland. Objectives—To study factors associated with passive hip rotation range of motion ...

There are plenty of fitness routines that come with the promise of tightening your abs, improving your cardiovascular health, shaving 20 pounds off your mid-section and making you feel 10 years ...