When it comes to which elements of your stride you can improve, your hips don’t lie. That’s because hip flexors—the muscles that allow flexion at the hip joint—play a huge role in fluid running, and a ...

When it comes to your hip flexors, you're likely focused (or, obsessed, in our case) on stretching them. However, with this critical muscle group, there's a key element you're probably neglecting: ...

If you've ever run, jumped or been told you have good posture, you have your hip flexor muscles to thank. On the other end, muscle pain and immobility issues are also often connected to problems ...

Join this outdoor yoga practice designed to enhance hip flexibility with a guided flow covering powerful hip-opening poses ...

Remember, you don’t have to do all 10 of these hip flexor exercises all at once. Integrate some of the static stretches into your day while doing the dynamic stretches before you go on a run or hit ...

Why the 3-way hip flexor release works This exercise is effective because repositioning the hip joint stretches the hip flexors from three different angles, ensuring all the muscles involved are ...

Here’s a great move to strengthen your hip flexors and increase lower-body strength (and pile on extra yards, too). Stand on your right foot and bring your left knee up to waist height and then follow ...

Requiring only a few minutes to complete, the best hip flexor stretches make it easy to create your own restorative post-work stretching routine. This is great for directly targeting your hip flexors.

(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. These ...