Clift says these exercises typically involve lifting the thigh towards the torso or resisting extension at the hip joint.

When it comes to your hip flexors, you're likely focused (or, obsessed, in our case) on stretching them. However, with this critical muscle group, there's a key element you're probably neglecting: ...

Both Dr. Hasson and Dr. Fata-Chan offer lunges as an example of a classic stretch that targets the hip flexors directly.

Andrew Lavender works for the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia. I am sure you’ve been told you should stand up and move away from your work stations or use a standing ...

Requiring only a few minutes to complete, the best hip flexor stretches make it easy to create your own restorative post-work stretching routine. This is great for directly targeting your hip flexors.

If you’re like most people and spend most of your day sitting, there’s a good chance you have tight hip flexors. These critical muscles, which link our torso to our legs, are integral for daily ...

If your hips have been feeling stiff or sore lately, you’re not alone—hip flexor issues are increasingly common in our sit-heavy, screen-centric world. In fact, one in four American adults report ...

Rebounding workouts utilize exercise trampolines to work the full body with low impact. But you don't need a trampoline to do ...

“Doing the couch stretch – loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the ...

Do you have tight hips? If you suffer from low back pain, glute pain, knee pain, or neck pain and tightness, the culprit might actually be your hips. This is because our hip flexors (a group of ...

The hips don’t lie — and neither do the hip flexors. Tight muscles make daily life more difficult, and sedentary jobs exacerbate the challenges. While we inevitably lose flexibility as we age, we can ...