HIPPY

Somebody gave me the idea to speak a little bit on the blog about the hip, why it's good to have good hip mobility, and ways to improve your hip mobility. I have attached a couple of videos that I think do a good job of showing and explaining some of the techniques used to increase some movement in the hip.  But first I will speak briefly to the point.

A lot of people that we see here at CPC have jobs that keep them sitting for a large part of the day. Sitting is one of the biggest culprits for aggravating some hip limitations. The longer you spend in a seated position the more your body is going to adapt to and stay in that position, most of the muscles surrounding the hip are in a shortened position when seated, stay there long enough and they tend to stay shortened. When you get up and move, walk, exercise, squat, whatever, you may end up with some tightness or limitations in that area.  

You need to regain that movement.  How? There are many ways, see the videos below for some examples.  Why is this important? Lack of movement in the hip and effect you when you walk, run, squat, go up stairs, etc, if you can't move there then you are going to compensate and create other problems elsewhere.  

Yes, this was brief, when have any of you really known me to talk a lot?  Exactly, I'm hungry and I want to go eat. If you have questions, as always, come talk to us.  Enjoy your weekend!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmT1mja4uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmT1mja4uk