Hip Flexor Hurdles
HIP FLEXOR HURDLES
This is an end range strengthening exercise for the hip flexors. Start by sitting on the floor with the target leg straight in front of you. Place a kettlebell, yoga block, or water bottle in front of your beside your straight leg’s foot. Bend the non-target leg and hug it to provide stability for your upper body. While keeping the knee straight, raise the affected leg off of the floor and over the kettlebell and back down to the floor. Complete a repetition by once again raising the leg up and back over the kettlebell back to the starting position.
Muscles Involved:
Iliopsoas
Psoas Major
Iliacus
Rectus Femoris
Pectineus
Related Conditions:
Myofascial Pain Syndrome Iliopsoas
Hip impingement
Hip spine syndrome
Internal Snapping Hip Syndrome
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Lower Cross Syndrome
Iliopsoas Tendinitis / Tendinopathy