Enhance the flexibility in your hip joits with this integrated aproach to mobility training. Using a variety of positions, this bodyweight routine addresses hip range of motion as compared to the surrounding knee, hip, trunk and spine, foot and ankle motions. See how a limitation at one joint c...

This workout is for all levels, showcasing the FIS Methodology of assessment, isometrics, integration, and progression of resistance training for the hips using a chair, thigh band, and sponge ball.

This workout begins with a standing warm-up using the chair to observe your range of motion. A...

If you are short on time, this micro workout is designed to give you some targeted resistance training for a very important area: The muscles that produce flexion through the hip joints. When these muscles are weak, lower back and hamstring tightness can result.

In this workout, go from non-movi...

If you are short on time, this micro workout is designed to give you some targeted resistance training for a very important area: The hip rotators.

These muscles work to move the hips both internally and externally, absorbing ground forces and taking on the weight of the torso. When these mus...

Prehabilitation is the practice of keeping our joints healthy as preventative maintenance. It requires a constant revision of basic principles, patience, consistency, and practice.

This bodyweight routine is jammed full of hip and spine exercise essentials, designed to address some of the maj...

Osteoporosis is often referred to as the “silent” disease because you typically do not have symptoms until you break a bone or become informed at a routine doctor visit. It develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the quality or structure of bone changes.

Osteoporosis ...

This strengthening routine is designed to combat outer hip pain using isometric and concentric resistance training with dumbbells, a thigh band, and a support.

Lateral hip pain is commonly referred to as "Trochanteric Bursitis". This is a condition where the large bony prominence on the outsi...

Sports, exercise, and daily life requires us to perform similar joint actions over and over, leaving other motions and positions relatively untrained. Nothing that we do in life is symmetrical, leaving us with an overall sense of tightness. This tightness can be combated by improving our muscle...

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight workout will help you to strengthen the hip and knee flexor muscles using the resistance coming from bodyweight and a sponge ball. Weakness in these areas can cause low back and hip tightness, and knee instability. These muscles deal with pron...

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight workout will help you to strengthen the hip and knee extensor muscles using the resistance coming from bodyweight, a thigh band, and a sponge ball. Weakness in these areas can cause low back tightness and knee instability, as these muscles figh...

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight workout will help you to strengthen the inner hip muscles using the resistance coming from bodyweight, a sponge ball, and a thigh band to create the isometric exercises. Weakness in these areas can cause pelvic instability, making you more susc...

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight workout will help you to strengthen the outer hip muscles using the resistance coming from bodyweight, a sponge ball, and a Yoga block to create the isometric exercises. Weakness in these areas can cause tightness in the trunk and spine, making...

Pain originating from spasms in your piriformis muscle, a large muscle located deep in the buttock, is called piriformis syndrome. Even though this condition is very common, it is a complex problem to treat. The key is to keep surrounding muscles around the pelvis, hips and core strong and regu...

In this Hatha Yoga practice, we will use a chair to help us access various hip-focused asanas. The chair raises the floor to meet our body's needs and serves as a platform to press against for muscle activation. You will need a Yoga block and a Yoga strap for this workout.

We will begin from a...

Many individuals suffer from chronic hip tightness and immobility, making it very difficult to get to the floor. This may be due to injury, sedentary lifestyle, or muscle weakness to name a few reasons. Chairs can be wonderful tools to help make exercise more comfortable.

In this Express Hatha...

The SI Joint is small and very strong, reinforced by strong ligaments that surround it, and does not have much motion. It functions to transmit forces from the upper body to the pelvis (hips) and legs and to act as a shock-absorbing structure.

In this video, we will be focusing on exercises tha...

This isometric routine is designed to target rotation of the hips

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight routine will help you strengthen muscles that cross the hip to perform internal and external rotation, such as the gluteals, piriformis, superior and inferior gemelli, obturato...

This 60 minute workout is designed to strengthen hip muscles that adduct, abduct, flex, extend, and rotate the hip joint in a variety of positions. The focus is to expose and strengthen muscle imbalances by improving contraction responsiveness. The instability of the the ball requires the use o...

Many people think that Yoga is only for highly flexible people, especially due to the image that we see in marketing. However, with the use of Yoga props, we can make the postures accessible to everyone. Props make feel so much more comfortable, improving one's understanding of the pose.

We wi...

Mobility issues are often caused by muscle weakness. In this quick 30-minute routine, we will be looking at five different positions of the hip joint using bodyweight as resistance to strengthen muscles and improve mobility.

The five positions we will examine are:
1. Hip Flexion
2. Hip Exten...

The hip is a very complex joint, capable of moving in many planes of motion. By comparison, the knee's structure is primarily capable of flexing and extending. Muscle weakness in these joints can cause pain and tightness. This can make exercise positions difficult to access.

In this workout,...

If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight routine will help you strengthen muscles that cross the hip to perform external rotation, such as the gluteals, piriformis, superior and inferior gemelli, obturators, and abductors to name a few.

These are also muscles that commonly extend t...

In this core workout, the magic circle and sponge ball are used to strengthen the hip musculature for improved range of motion. These exercises are adapted from the original 34 Pilates Mat exercises.

The Power House was not only a way to describe the abdominal and back muscles, but muscles ...

This workout is progression from Video #406 "Post Op Hip Recovery II" for those at three months to a year post-op. Remember that regaining your range of motion and strength after total hip replacement or hip surgery is critical to regaining your ability to do the things that are important to you...