Quick At-Home Exercise for Hip/Pelvis Stability

Your hip flexors are a group of muscles along the front of your upper thigh that work together to flex and stabilize your hip and pelvis when you walk, run, sit, or stand. We want to strike a balance between strength + mobility in these muscles for optimal movement. This is a great move to build strength + stability in the hip flexors.

Start with blocks on their lowest height. If you don’t have blocks, you always use books, cans of food, or anything else you have around the house.

Lift one leg up and over the first block, tap it down, and lift up and over the second block. Move back in the opposite direction. Do this 15x and then switch legs. You can always adjust thee height of the block as you move through this exercise and want to up the difficulty level.

Maintain engagement through your core - through the front, sides, and back body. There is a tendency for the torso to want to lean back as you lift your legs, but you want to keep an upright, neutral spine.

Your hip flexors are a group of muscles along the front of your upper thigh that work together to flex and stabilize your hip and pelvis when you walk, run, sit, or stand. We want to strike a balance between strength + mobility in these muscles for optimal movement. This is a great move to build strength + stability in the hip flexors.

Start with blocks on their lowest height. If you don’t have blocks, you always use books, cans of food, or anything else you have around the house.

Lift one leg up and over the first block, tap it down, and lift up and over the second block. Move back in the opposite direction. Do this 15x and then switch legs. You can always adjust thee height of the block as you move through this exercise and want to up the difficulty level.

Maintain engagement through your core - through the front, sides, and back body. There is a tendency for the torso to want to lean back as you lift your legs, but you want to keep an upright, neutral spine.

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