A Move You Should Do MONDAY – Heel-Toe Hip Hinge
Today’s move, the heel-toe hip hinge is a simple, but effective way to test the length of your hamstrings. These muscles run from your sit bones (ischial tuberosities) to just below your knee. Here’s how to do it:
- Stand with one foot in front of the other. Make sure your front heel is touching your back toes
- Hinge at your hip and reach towards the floor
- Return to the upright position
- Test the other side
Why does this matter?
Tight hamstrings will create a posterior pelvic tilt, the posture of your pelvis that rounds your lower back. This posture removes the spring-like shape of your spine, reducing shock absorption capabilities and placing increased pressure on the discs of your lower back. It also decreases the effectiveness of the gluteus maximus, the biggest power house of your body.
So give the heel-toe hip hinge a try. If it’s tighter on one side than the other, just make sure to do 3-6 repetitions a day. In one to two weeks, your hamstrings will be your friend and not your foe.
Because nobody has time to be in pain.
Until next time…
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MoveWell Academy
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