Sit upright with knees bent, hands resting behind you. Cross left ankle over right knee. Let right knee travel out to the ...

That’s because hip flexors—the muscles that allow flexion at the hip joint—play a huge role in fluid running, and a set of tight ones can really mess with your mechanics. That’s where incorporating ...

“Any time we’re doing something for a long period of time, there can be positives and there can be negatives,” says Cody Mooney, managing partner at stretching app Pliability. “When your knees are at ...

“When you’re in a sitting position, your hip flexor muscles aren’t able to elongate or stretch, and you develop aches and pains around the joint, as well as in the movement patterns that use it.

“When you’re in a sitting position, your hip flexor muscles aren’t able to elongate or stretch, and you develop aches and pains around the joint, as well as in the movement patterns that use it.

This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ... and knees are flexed at a 90-degree angle. The hip flexors — the muscles that run along the front ...

Aim for 10 reps. Sitting for long periods leads to tight hip flexors, as the muscles stagnate in a shortened position. This stretch will help alleviate that tension. Kneel down on one knee.

and your right leg stretches out behind you Perform these reps for the next minute and a half Why Cody says it's good: "This will help to improve hip flexor and hamstring flexibility while ...