Lunging Pigeon

LUNGING PIGEON

The lunging pigeon exercise is a hip mobility exercise that targets the rotated thigh’s hip extensors. Set up a yoga mat on the floor. Start in a PIGEON POSE with the target side being the front leg. Begin to lunge forwards by extending your front hip while lifting the back leg off of the floor. Lunge forwards by planting the previously back leg in front of you. Generate the forward lunging motion through the contraction of your hip extensors. Return to a pigeon pose to complete one repetition.

Structures involved:

• Gluteus Maximus

• Gluteus Medius

• Piriformis

Related conditions:

• piriformis syndrome

• glute amnesia

• hip hypomobility

• functional hip impingement

• gluteus maximus tendinitis

• greater trochanteric pain syndrome

• hip bursitis

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