Hello everyone, Here is “assignment #3” - Hip mobility exercises.

What exactly is mobility work? Stretching? Yoga? Bear crawls and walking lunges? It could be any of these things. Mobility designates exercises that will increase your range-of-motion and your stabilization, or control of the muscles that surround each joint. Mobility isn’t the same as flexibility, though it is close. Mobility incorporates flexibility and strength, and it’s crucial to help you squat deeper, push harder, and jump higher.  

Submit a form in the classroom tab with how you felt after completing all the exercises. Remember to place Assignment #3 in the subject field.  

Here we go:

-Hip Mobility Exercise #1: 90/90 Hip Stretch To get into the 90/90 position, your lead leg should be directly in front of you, bent to 90 degrees. Line it up with your heel. The trail leg should be to the side also be bent to 90 degrees, with the heel lining up with the back leg. When you’re in the position, extend your back. Try to get your belly button to hover over your knee. If you lean forward keeping your chest up high, you’ll get a deep stretch in your lead leg. What you’re stretching here is the gluteus minimus muscle.

-Hip Mobility Exercise #2: 90/90 Trail Leg Stretch From the same position, you can work on the trail leg. You’re going to work it into an internal rotation position. Put your hands on your chest. Square yourself off with the trail leg. If you can’t, post your arm behind you and walk yourself into the position. This stretch is a good indicator of hip health. If you can’t get into this position or if you have a pinching pain in this position, you should talk with a professional to make sure there’s nothing intrinsically wrong.

-Hip Mobility Exercise #3: Hinge Keep all your weight on your back leg. Post up on the toe, swing the leg open and keep the lead leg down if you can. Point your toes down and swing your leg back up to bring your hip back into internal position. After a few reps, do a 90/90 transfer so you end up in the same position on the opposite side.

-Coach Bill-