Quick Fix For Tight Hips, Locked Knees, Protruding Belly
Tight hips are one of the top causes of back pain. Want a quick fix that you can do on your own or with a partner?
- [1:50] How does core training help with back pain and posture?
- [3:00] Creating shin forward action
- What does a negative shin angle mean?
- Learning how to work the heels into the ground
- [5:00] Supine Mountain with partner feedback
- Toes pulled up
- Heels working down, ankles working in
- Lift calves barely off the ground
- Partner adds weight about 3/4 up the shin (only as much as they can maintain the position)
- Work the shins up without bending at the knees
- Hold for 30-60 seconds
- [9:20] Supine Mountain on your own
- Make sure to use the block to keep your feet in a neutral position
- Drive the heels into the ground
- Work the tailbone towards the heels (tilting the hips)
- Then take as much weight off the butt as you can without compromising the rest of the cues
- Shaking is OK!
- [13:30] How the muscles work in poor alignment
- How tight hips leads to a splayed belly
- Hamstrings and Calves = Long muscles = weak
- Hip flexors and quads = short muscles = tight and inefficient
