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Get Rid of Tight Hip Flexor Muscles
~Hip Stretches for a Curvier Booty!~
If you have tight hip flexor muscles, they could be preventing you from getting a tight and toned butt that you desire. Incorporating some hip
stretches along with hip exercises to your butt workout can be the key! Learn how to get rid of those tight hips and finally get
some curvy hips.
That's right! You can blame your hip flexor muscles if you aren't getting the results you want to achieve a nice, firm booty.
Have you been working your butt like crazy, but your glutes just doesn't seem to get firm no matter how many lunges or squats you do? Isn't that frustrating?
This frustration will often lead to you giving up on your ultimate goal, never even getting the butt that you tried so hard to get. Again, your hip flexors can prevent you from getting that nice toned butt you're aiming for.
This tightness not only prevents you from getting the butt you want it can also hinder your daily activities no matter what your age.
If you get fatigued quickly when "lifting your legs up", basically when walking on surfaces that demand this type of movement such as through a big pile of snow, up a flight of stairs, up a hill, getting out of a low sitting position, etc...blame your hip flexors!
Anything that involves bringing the torso towards the thigh and you find it difficult or tiring, then you need to strengthen your hip flexors.
Let Me Explain:
Your butt is made up of three muscles groups and it's the biggest muscle in your body. For the butt muscles to work correctly you need to make sure that your hip flexors are not tight.
When the muscles in the front of your hips (hip flexors) are tight, your butt muscles don't work properly. When your butt muscles aren't working like they're supposed to then it's almost impossible to get a tight and toned butt.
Having tight hips can cause your glutes to become weak since you can't work your butt properly. This tightness can also make those muscles in front take over some of the duties that your butt is suppose to do.
You don't want that happening so you HAVE to stretch these muscles to reduce the risk of injury and to increase flexibility.
You can do squat after squat, lunge after lunge or any other butt building exercise, but If your muscles are tight you still won't get the butt you want.
Best Hip Stretch:
One of my favorite stretches for the hips is the Kneeling Lunge. This stretch really stretches those hips muscles and helps to increase the range of motion in your hips.
Here's how you do it:
1. Kneel down on one leg, making sure the front knee doesn't go past your toes.
2. Hold your shoulders up and back.
3. Place your hands on the floor for balance and keep your head up looking forward.
4. Keep your hips straight and flatten out the back knee.
5. Keeping your knees in position, gently lean your body forward and feel a nice stretch.
6. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds and remember not to bounce.
7. Repeat on other leg.
This one simple move can help fix that one little muscle that's been preventing you from getting the butt you want. Add this hip stretch to your butt building workout and you'll be on your way to a nice toned butt in no time.
An Excellent Hip Flexor Exercise with
Bonus Butt Lift:
1. Stand holding onto something sturdy like a chair or counter top.
2. Balance on one foot and lift the other knee up until it's at a 90° angle (thigh parallel with the floor).
3. Bring the leg back down then kick your heel back as far as you can. You should feel a nice contraction in your glutes. If you look in the mirror while doing this, you should be able to see your butt muscle flex.
4. Do 3 sets of 10 reps on each side.
5. For an added bonus, add ankle weights while doing this exercise.
When you think of loosening a muscle, usually stretching is what comes to mind. Although, you can loosen your hips through exercises. It works by taking your muscles through their range of motion dynamically. This move mimics the way your legs generally move, so it's a motion you definitely want to add to your routine.
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