Yoga poses for hip opening

Yoga poses for hip opening

Yoga poses for hip opening

Yoga poses for hip opening, these asanas are the most effective, collect them and practice them slowly!


When you sit for long periods of time, the muscles around your hips become tense and weak, and your range of motion decreases. Yoga is an excellent way to work your hips because it promotes range of motion, muscle lengthening, and yoga poses can help strengthen the hamstrings and glutes as well as the adductors and gluteal flexors.


Here aresome yoga poses for tight hips that can be mixed and matched over the course ofa week to alleviate the discomfort of tight hips.


1- Pelvic tilt

Very good for hip activity, Lie on your back with your knees bent and gently arch your lower back. Keep your hips on the ground and try to use as little muscle force as possible. It's a super gentle way to warm up the hip joints and get them moving forward and backward. Try to make it as simple as possible.



2- Supine butterfly pose

Lengthen the inner thighs, lie on your back with the soles of your feet together and your knees spread outward. Place one hand on your abdomen and one hand on your ribcage, imagining your hips relaxing and drooping as you exhale.



3- Happy Baby Pose

Lengthen the inner thighs, lie on your back with your knees tucked in your chest. Place your arms on the inside of your legs and grasp your ankles, feet, or toes. Bend your knees deeply so that the soles of your feet are facing the ceiling. Gently rock from side to side and massage into the lower back.



4- Recumbent pigeon pose

Good for piriformis and external glute, Lie on your back with your feet on the ground. Place your right ankle on your left knee. Bring your legs closer to you and cross your fingers behind your left thigh. Gently sway from side to side. Use your breath to relax your shoulders and hips!



5- Bridge type

Lengthens the hip flexors and hamstrings, lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet on the ground. Place your arms at your sides with your palms facing down. As you begin to lift your lower, middle, and upper back, create a gentle movement that pulls your feet toward your hips, which helps mobilize your hamstrings.



6- Knee hug pose

It is very helpful in relieving lower back pain, asana is not directly aimed at the hips, but it is a great way to relax the lower back and lengthen the back of the hips. Lie on the ground and pull your knees into your chest. Use your knees to make small circular motions, one direction after the other. Be sure to relax your shoulders.



7- One knee hug chest

Lengthens the hip flexors, lie on your back with your knees bent, straighten one leg and tuck the other knee into your chest. Imagine it descending towards your abdomen with each exhale. Hold the position for one to two minutes, then switch sides.



8- Garland type

Lengthen the inner thighs, Squat with your toes outward at a 45-degree angle. Place your heels on the ground, fold your hands in front of your chest, and place your elbows on your inner thighs to stretch your spine. Hold the position for about half a minute.



9- Locust pose

Strengthens the hips, Prone. Place your arms at your sides with your palms facing down. Lift your legs and upper body and hold for about five breaths.



10- Half pigeon pose

Stretch the external hip and hip flexors, downward Facing Dog begins. Extend your right knee behind your right wrist, keeping your knee bent and elongating your back leg so that the front of your left hip is facing the floor. As you exhale, the front of your left hip descends toward the floor. Keep your torso upright, or press your upper body against your forearms or the floor.



11- Frog Pose

Suitable for lengthening the inner thighs, start on all fours. Slowly increase the distance between your legs, allowing your knees apart until you feel stretched. The inside of the calf and the foot should touch the ground. Lower your forearms if you can. Create a gentle movement that pushes your hips back.



12- Low lunge

Lengthens the hip flexors, step forward with your right leg on all fours, and make your right knee at a 90-degree angle. Raise your arms above your head and stretch your left gluteal flexors.



13- Lunge

Lengthens the hip flexors, start with downward facing dog. Step forward with your right leg. Keep your back knee up and your arms up above your head. Press down through the foreheel to activate the glutes and hamstrings.



14- Double pigeon pose

Ideal for the outside of the hip, sit down. Stack the calves together like two pieces of wood stacked on top of each other. The right calf is placed on the left calf so that the right knee is just above the left ankle and the right ankle is above the left knee. Bend forward if you can. Hold for about 30 seconds, then repeat by switching sides.



15- Camel pose

Elongate the hip flexors, On your knees. Knees and feet are about hip-width apart. Place your palms on your lower back or sacrumexhale and push your hips forward, slowly bend your ridge back from your waist and place your hands on your heels (or yoga blocks) and hold for five breaths.