The 6 best yoga poses to free your hips
Sitting too long weakens the gluteal muscles and causes contractures of the hip flexors and rotators. The longer you sit, the more your flexors shrink and the less likely they are to return to optimal length. So you lose mobility over time. Working on the opening of the hips will therefore promote blood circulation, reduce lower back pain and improve the mobility of the hips and pelvis. And it just feels good! The following six postures – to be practiced daily – will help you free your hips. 1. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana or Half Bridge Pose For an easier half bridge pose, slide a block or pillow under your sacrum and rest your pelvis on this support. 1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor, place your heels as close to your pelvis as possible. Exhale and push up on your feet and arms while lifting your tailbone. Keep your thighs and the insides of your feet parallel. Place your hands under your back.3. Raise your buttocks until the thighs are roughly parallel to the floor. Push your knees forward while extending your tailbone toward the back of your knees.4. Lift your chin slightly and press the top of your sternum towards your chin.5. Stay in this pose for up to 1 minute and then, while exhaling, slowly roll on the floor. 2. Natarajasana or Dancer Pose Dancer Pose opens your chest, stretches your hips and improves your balance. 1. Stand in Tadasana (mountain pose). Shift your weight onto your right foot. Bend your left knee and lift the heel towards your left buttock.2. With your left hand, grasp the outside of your left foot or ankle and lift your foot off the floor. If you can’t reach your foot, use a strap.3….
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