Seated Hip Openers
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported and your feet planted about hip-width apart.
- Raise one leg and place the outside of the ankle across the top of the planted leg’s knee.
- Lightly use both hands to place a little pressure to the now elevated knee.
- You should feel a stretch along the rear of you thigh, glute, and in your groin.
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Stability / Swiss / Exercise Ball Single / One Leg Hips Raises / Leg Curls
Bosu Ball Single / One Leg Bridge / Hip Thrusts / Extensions / Raises
Resistance Band Glute Bridges
Seated hip openers is a at-home work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and also involves hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Stability / swiss / exercise ball single / one leg hips raises / leg curls, bosu ball single / one leg bridge / hip thrusts / extensions / raises and resistance band glute bridges are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated hip openers. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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