Hip Flexors Tight? Try These 3 STRENGTH Exercises!

Hi all,
Here are 3 exercises to improve hip flexor strength!
1) Psoas March (standing)
Loop a band around the top of your feet and drive your knee up as high as you can while maintaining pelvic control.
Pause at the top.
2) Psoas March (supine)
This version will allow you to move further in the hip ROM (normal 120 degrees for hip flexion versus in standing)
Same as above.
Add a glute bridge to make it more challenging and maintain opposite hip in extension as you move through the range.
3) FRC Lift Offs
Hug your opposite knee close to your chest
While keeping other leg straight, lift up and over an object that’s about 6 inches off ground.
This is much harder than it looks.
The key is to keep pelvis in neutral if possible or even some anterior pelvic tilt.
The further your knee moves to your chest the more challenging to maintain and perform the movement.
Remember, just because a muscle feels tight doesn’t mean it’s truly short. Hence, don’t always think you need to stretch, especially hip flexors.
Strengthening can help with the perceived tightness and can improve athletic and task performance.
As always, if you have hip pain or pathology, please seek a qualified health care provider.
This is not medical advice. Education only.
Educate Empower Exercise
Aleks Physio
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