It’s interesting how perplexed and even triggered some people get when you mention they should be strengthening their hip flexors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nobody bats an eyelash when you talk about the importance of glute strengthening, or even the importance of strengthening the serratus anterior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why should the hip flexors be any different? They are MUSCLES!! Strengthening the hip flexors should NOT be controversial at all!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to move better, feel stronger, and build a more resilient body, it\u2019s time to stop ignoring strengthening your hip flexors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I say ALL the time, \u2018\u2019tight\u2019\u2019 hip flexors often feel this way because they are weak and need to get stronger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do you know if you should be strengthening your hip flexors? An easy answer is “if you aren’t, you should be!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And if you are wondering if your hip flexors are legitimately tight, look up the Thomas test<\/a><\/strong> and you can try it out yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are 5 hip flexor strengthening exercises that will help you build bulletproof hips that feel smooth like butter! I bet you haven\u2019t tried many of these!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n #1) Double Straight Leg Lifts Over Two Objects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This exercise strengthens the hip flexors, improves hip mobility, and lumbo-pelvic stability (think core). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Start off using much lower objects and only increase the height of the objects as your hip flexors get stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n