UNLOCKING TIGHT HIP FLEXORS FOR BEGINNERS: The Step by Step Guide to Loosening and Strengthening Your Hip Flexors with Yoga Poses and Exercise to Release Tight Hip Flexors

By Mina Mong

The hip flexors are a group of muscles situated at the front of the hip joint, primarily accountable for hip flexion. This group consists of several important muscles, including the iliopsoas, rectus femoris, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae. These muscles are essential for a wide range of movements, such as leg lifting, forward bending at the hips, and bringing the knees towards the chest. The iliopsoas muscle, which includes the psoas major and iliacus muscles, is commonly known as the main hip flexor. The muscle originates from the lower spine and pelvis and attaches to the femur, enabling it to flex the hip joint when it contracts. The rectus femoris, a quadriceps muscle, has the unique ability to flex the hip and extend the knee, making it a highly effective muscle for these movements. In addition, the sartorius muscle, which is the longest muscle in the body, helps with flexing, abducting, and externally rotating the hip joint. Purpose of Hip Flexors The hip flexors play a crucial role in enabling movement of the hip joint, particularly in hip flexion. When the thigh moves towards the abdomen or when the torso moves towards the thigh, hip flexion takes place. This movement is crucial for a wide range of everyday activities, including walking, running, climbing stairs, and getting up from a chair. Aside from hip flexion, the hip flexor muscles play a role in various other movements of the hip joint. These movements include hip abduction (moving the leg away from the midline of the body), hip external rotation (rotating the thigh outward), and hip stabilization. These muscles collaborate with other muscles of the hip, pelvis, and core to uphold stability and balance during dynamic movements.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D6KT5ZDH
• ISBN13: 9798327899193
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 49 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"