Undo Your Tight Hips and Master the Deep Squat Today
As a kinesiologist, you must add these 3 exercises to your checklist!
Do you deal with achy hips that feel like they pinch as you get towards the bottom of a squat? Is your joint tightness getting in the way of you enjoying hobbies and sports? If this is you, I recommend priming up your movements with mobility drills that are specific to your lifestyle and the ranges of motion you access often. With that in mind, there’s no better place to start than the deep squat.
We all squat, so why not master it?
Mobility refers to your active range of motion or end-range strength that you can control. As the squat is incredibly complex, there are multiple joints and moving parts that need to be mobile for you to operate smoothly. There are aspects of mobility, strength, stability, and coordination, all of which need to be addressed in how you train your body.
To help you improve all of these areas succinctly and intuitively, I want to introduce three hip mobility exercises that I frequently prescribe to my clients. Not only will these help you open up your hips, but they hit all the relevant regions like the thoracic spine, knees, and ankles to help you squat more naturally. If you want the best bang for your buck with an exercise program that…
