Tight glutes can cause “a ripple effect” in your hips, legs, and even down to your toes. Physical therapists offer expert tips on how to stretch the body’s biggest muscle.
The hips are your body’s "grand central station." These mobility exercises and stretches will keep them healthy.
“This gets really deep into the glute and works one side at a time which means you can take the stretch as far as each side will let you,” says Emma. This can be performed lying down, sat on ...
lying figure four. Our modern lifestyles aren’t designed with our hips in mind. First, we sit down all day, compressing the joint and tightening the muscles that wrap around our glutes ...
‘Stretches like the pigeon pose (below) help to reduce the impact placed on the glute medius and minimus by allowing fresh, nutrient-dense blood into the hips, helping with recovery,’ says Edward ...
Lower back stretches can help improve flexibility and prevent muscle pain. Stretching other muscles such as the glutes, hamstrings, and calves may also help alleviate pain. Lifting, bending ...
Place your hands on your shins. Keep your back straight, and you will feel the stretch in your right glute. Repeat on the left side. Hold onto the chair in front of you. Bend your left leg behind ...