The Work Of Hip Stretches Is "Hip" - First Soothe Away The Tightness, Then Give You More Flexibility In Your Hips

Plus hip stretches give my hips suppleness and agility, which enhance my quality of movement when I do exercise to tone my hips .

The Ever Soothing Stretches

I always don't give the stretch a miss because it really is a soothing session - to soothe away any tightness in my hip muscle!

You'd want to sustain your hip muscles' flexibility and suppleness, right?

Well, stretching your hip will get you those too!

The hip stretches featured here are meant to be done in continuous, smooth and soothing manner. So, try to cut out any potential distractions before starting.

Like turning off radio or TV.

Putting on some soft music instead.

Clear your mind of all thoughts. W - e - l - l, this isn't easy but try to keep your mind focused for the next 5 - 10 minutes.

Concentrate on your breathing.

And RELAX, relax, relax,.......

As relaxation is key to doing great hip stretches!

A couple of things worth noting if you want to get a big bang out of doing hip stretches:

• Stretch right after your hip toning routine, when your hip is still warm from the exercise
• Keep breathing evenly throughout the stretch, don't hold your breath
• Relax your hip muscles, execute the stretches gently, smoothly and slowly with no jerky movement. This will help to reduce your risk of hip injury .

Stretch 1

Stand on one leg, with one hand holding onto a wall.

Take hold of your right leg by using your right hand to clasp around your right ankle.

Lift the ankle up behind you as far as you are able.

Note:

• In this move, make sure the backward movement occurs at the hip and don't allow your back to bend too much
• Keep a wide angle at the knee; or else you'll be stretching the quadriceps rather than the hip flexors

Hold this stretch for 20 seconds, then release.

Stretch 2

Kneel on one knee, place the other foot in front of you on the mat.

Press your hips forward so that you feel a stretch across the front of your hips.

Continue pressing your hips forward into your front knees (but don't push your knee beyond your toes as it'll stress your knee)

Hold this stretch for 20 seconds, then release.

Stretch 3

Stand with your right foot crossed in front of your left foot.

Push your right hip out slightly to the side.

Lean over with your upper body to the left side and then hold.

Lift up through your body, keep your abdominals tight for support and place your right hand on your hip.

Let your left arm reach down towards the floor.

Hold this stretch for 20 seconds.

Note: You should feel the stretch down the side of your hips and upper thigh

Repeat with the other leg.

Stretch 4

Sit on the mat with one leg straight out before you.

Pull the other leg in towards you with both hands.

Pull the knee slightly back, with the foot in towards your groin.

Then bring the knee across a bit further and then pull your knee in towards your chest.

Note: When you do this stretch right, you'll feel a stretch in the bottom and side of your butts

Hold this stretch for 20 seconds.

Repeat with the other leg.

Right on, you're done with the hip stretches!

Do you feel your hip muscles in relaxed stance?

Do a few more rounds of the stretches, then you'll feel your hip muscles more flexible and your subsequent hip exercise becomes much easier to do.

Trust me.

I've benefited lots from stretching, especially in preventing and lessening injuries !

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