Relieving Tight Hips from Holiday Travel

Planes, trains and automobiles. Sitting for hours at a 90 degree angle can only cause tightness in the body, not to mention sitting in a lazy chair hoping the food digests fast so you can eat again!

A quick way to relive the tightness in the hips is front warrior. In most cases front warrior is an exaggerated lunge but since we’re focusing on “actions” instead of focusing on a stretch, you can make the stance as close as having your toes lined up along the opposite foots heel and still get the same benefits. I like to call this “mini-warrior”!

Here’s how you do it:

  • Stand in front warrior whether full or mini, with the back heel lifted off the ground.
  • Starting with both legs straight, engage the back leg by thinking shin forward and thigh back. Imagine someone’s hand cupped under your shin who’s trying to pull your leg up and act against that action to create shin forward. Place your hand on the back of your hamstring and “engage” it or tighten it to create the thigh back action.
  • Keep the actions of the back leg as you press the front shin forward.  Think of your body moving in opposite directions, back leg back, and front leg forward. Only move the front shin forward until the knee is directly over the ankle, whether you’re in a full front warrior position or “mini-warrior.”
  • Place your hands on your hips and find your pelvic rim.  If you feel like it’s tilted forward you may need more shin forward action in the back leg. Work that until the hips are neutral.
  • Hold this position as long as you can maintain the engagement or until you feel like getting out of it and switch to the other side.

I love doing the “mini-warrior” while I’m filling my tank up with gas or in the middle of the aisle on the plane. Since Jon doesn’t mind people looking at him, he does full front warrior in the airports and at the gas stations. I just look at him like everyone else does!

Enjoy the holiday and get ready to train hard again!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 11:30
 
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