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Stiff Hips After Sitting?

On April 15, 2012 By

Sitting down for lengths of time means that our hip flexors are always in a flexed position. Muscle are pliable and pretty smart things, keep your hip flexors in that position, it’s where they will want to stay. A lot of us have desk jobs, which means that our hip flexors are in [...]

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Volleyball Warm Up Stretches

On February 27, 2012 By

Reading Laurens Fitness and many other conditioning blogs you have probably come across a couple of articles that pretty much tell you not to do static stretching pre event or training. I like to incorporate some static stretching into my dynamic movement warm up, but I tend to get it done early, to make sure [...]

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How To Loosen Hip Flexors

On October 17, 2011 By

We have spoken before about hip flexors and how important their optimal function to the body actually is. The Psoas in particular attaches up on your spine, which means if it is not functioning well, then it can greatly affect your back. Imagine the pressure of a rope, holding onto the middle of your back [...]

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Hip Flexor Stretches

On July 23, 2010 By

Here are two of my favourite hip flexor stretches. As we know, these are very troublesome and important muscles in the body, and they get tight very easily. The nature of our lives means we are sitting down most of the time, and our hip flexors are [...]

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Tight Hips? Tips To Loosen Your Hip Flexors

On December 24, 2007 By

What’s long and hard and as stiff as a plank of wood? Get your mind out of the gutter…I’m talking about your hip flexors. Tight Hip Flexors can be a big problem, and so easy to get. In a previous post, Pain At The Desk, we saw how sitting down affects your hip flexors. [...]

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