STANDING STRAIGHT LEG HURDLES

The standing straight leg hurdle exercise is an end range strengthening exercise for the hip flexors. Start by placing your foot on a stair step, plyobox or stepper with the target leg straight in front of you. Place a kettlebell, yoga block, or water bottle beside your raised foot. You may use a dowel, wall or chair for balancing. While keeping the knee straight, raise the affected leg off of the stepper and over the kettlebell and back down on the other side. 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

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