It’s highly likely that you’re sitting at your desk as you read this. At the very least, you’re probably sitting down – we do ...

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

Build hip flexor strength. Sit on the floor, chest up, legs straight, a kettle-bell or another object just outside your right ankle. Keeping your legs straight, lift your right leg over the object and ...

Hip tightness can affect your whole body. Simple exercises can help you move more easily. By Alyssa Ages When Ian Root was in his early 20s, he began having persistent hip pain. His construction ...

Dealing with knee or back pain? It could be due to tight hip abductors. Here's how to stretch your hip abductors, per an ...

But tight hip flexors can cause issues all over the body and you might not always be aware of what’s going on. So, to help you figure out whether or not your hips are struggling, we asked the ...

"When the hip flexor muscles are tight they cause increased tension on the low back," Barnick says. "The psoas muscle, part ...

If you have a sedentary job where you sit at a desk, table or behind the wheel of a car, there’s a high chance you’ve got tight hip flexors. The group of muscles that allow bending at the hip ...

“Reduced flexibility and weakness in the iliacus can result in hip stiffness and pain associated with muscle tightness.” A shortened iliacus can also result from skipping out on stretching ...

(CNN) — If you have ever felt tension in the front of your hips after sitting too long, struggled with lower back pain or had difficulty touching your toes, your hip flexors may be to blame.