Ok, a few more.
To stretch the front of the hip - kneel on the floor (on a yoga mat or rug or folded towel is most comfy) and assume a down-on-one-knee pose as if you were proposing. Your front leg should be bent at 90 degrees with the foot flat on the floor, your other leg should be bent at the same angle with the knee and the foot on the floor - you can rest the top of the foot on the floor or flex the foot so it's just your tow that's down, it's up to you. Keep your back straight and your upper body erect - you can put your hands on your hips for balance. Now push the hips forward, bending the front knee more so that the angle of the front leg gets smaller and your other leg is flexing back at the hip (imagine a dancer doing the splits with one leg forward and the other back, you're doing towards this but just with the back leg) - you should feel the stretch in the front of the hip of the kneeling leg and down the front of the thigh. Now swap sides and stretch the other hip.
To stretch the outer part of the hip - stand up straight, feet hip distance apart. Cross the right leg behind the left, and put the feet together, so that the outside of your right foot is against the arch of the left foot. Now reach your right arm up above your head and tip slowly to the left. You are stretching from the false-pelvic arch (highest point of your pelvis) to just below the outside of your knee (iliotibial band). If you can't feel much you can push the hip out to the right to increase the angle more, but keep your abs pulled in and don't twist - you don't want to hurt your back.
To stretch the insides (should help with DTD) - sit on the floor, back straight, stomach muscles tight, and stretch your legs out forwards and to the sides as wide as you can - from above you look like a V - try to make the V as wide as possible. Once you are comfy, put your hands flat on the floor just in front of your crotch and slowly, keeping your back straight and your tummy firm, start to "walk" them forwards, so you're leaning more and more forward. You need to be tipping forwards from the hips, not the waist, so keep that lower back straight. You should feel the stretch strongly from the crotch all the way down the inner thighs. Don't worry if you can walk the feet very far at first - as you get more flexible you'll be able to - i know a girl who can walk them far enough that her chest rests on the floor between her knees! (i canNOT do that!). Good technique means you'#re stretching fully and you'll feel the benefit faster.
Another stretch which is really for the lower back but also opens the pelvis i like - kneel on the floor and sit on your feet. Fold forwards so your bum is on your feet (depends how thin you are - i nearly reach now but when i was heavier my legs couldn't fold that fully) and your tummy is on your thighs and keep your hands beside your feet. Rest your forehead on the floor if it reaches. This should stretch your lower back a bit. Now, put your hands under your shoulders and lift your chest off your thighs. Widen your knees a good bit and then, stretching your hands forward, lower yourself back down, rest your forehead back on the floor and push your chest towards the floor. You'll feel that stretch all up your back, through your shoulders, and along the insides and a little in the fronts of your thighs.
I hope some o those help
Bx





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