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

Tight hip flexors can also cause knee and back pain, so even if they don’t feel particularly tight right now, incorporating exercises into your routine to improve flexibility in your hip flexors ...

Keep one foot on the ground and draw your other leg toward your chest, bending your knee. When you have maximum hip flexion, ...

If you can perform core exercises upright, why shouldn’t you? One of the main issues I see is the hip flexors taking over the exercise, which adds load and strain to them while taking away work ...

The good news? Yoga poses, specifically pigeon pose—also known as eka pada rajakapotasana in Sanskrit—can help by stretching ...

Simply sit on the floor, bring your feet together and bend your knees outward. Grasp your feet with your hands, then gently ...

Get hip to these simple movements that stretch and strengthen the hip flexors. Dr. Andy Fata-Chan, a New York-based physical therapist and fitness coach at Moment Physical Therapy ...

Learn how to strengthen the ball and socket joint of the hip to feel stronger and more comfortable walking, squatting, ...

The most serious hip flexor injuries are third-degree strains where the tendon tears from the bone, in addition to a possible fracture of the bone. Hip exercises can help strengthen the hip flexor ...

Protect your joints and stay pain-free with these seven expert-recommended exercises. Improve mobility, reduce stiffness, and keep your body moving with ease.

Strong legs form the foundation of a healthy, functional body – and you don’t need complex routines to build them effectively. Research shows you’ll achieve optimal results by keeping your leg ...

A mobility coach shares his tried and tested hip mobility routine to strengthen and open the lower body without weights.