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Hip Flexor Foam Rolling

Foam rolling hip flexor stretches can help loosen up tight hip muscles, increase hip mobility, and alleviate hip pain. Using proper form is crucial to protect your hip flexor muscles from injury 

Instructions

  1. Start by lying down, facing the floor on the foam roller, once again in a forearm plank position.
  2. Resting on your forearms, begin to roll slowly up and down and side to side on the foam roller to target the hip flexor, paying close attention to trigger points.
  3. Do this for 30 seconds

Foam Rolling

Definition

Foam rolling is a self – myofascial release technique. It can help relieve tightness,
soreness and inflammation.

Why

  • Alleviates soreness
  • Reduces inflammation that occurs during the muscle repair process
  • Aids in muscle repair and recovery
  • Helps injury prevention by maintaining muscle length and remedying tension and tightness
  • Increases blood flow and elasticity of muscle tissue, joints and fascia

Exercises

  • Hip flexors
  • Quadriceps
  • IT band
  • Calves
  • Hamstrings
  • Gluteus
  • Adductor
  • Back
  • Lat

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