Sit upright with knees bent, hands resting behind you. Cross left ankle over right knee. Let right knee travel out to the ...

That’s because hip flexors—the muscles that allow flexion at the hip joint—play a huge role in fluid running, and a set of tight ones can really mess with your mechanics. That’s where incorporating ...

If you experience pain in the hip area during or after runs, there could be a range of different reasons. We asked ...

In this six-part series, we'll demonstrate quick exercises for different areas of your body every week to help you stay ...

Tight hips and glutes can lead to all kinds of running woes. This stretch helps unlock them while staying gentle and relaxing ...

“When your knees are at 90 degrees while sitting, the hip flexor muscles are held in a shortened position – you’re keeping ...

The couch stretch can combat this. “I love the couch stretch. Loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the top of the thighs] – will really ...

When we sit, the hips and knees are flexed at a 90-degree angle. The hip flexors — the muscles that run along the front of the hip — become compressed and shortened. Over time, like a rubber band left ...

“Any time we’re doing something for a long period of time, there can be positives and there can be negatives,” says Cody Mooney, managing partner at stretching app Pliability. “When your knees are at ...