Put a spring in your step: Strengthen your hips and legs
Would you like to feel a spring in your step? When our hips feel stiff, stretching them seems like a good idea. However, strengthening your legs and hips might be more effective in relieving stiffness because contracting your muscles increases circulation into the area, improves muscle tone, develops stability at the joint level, and makes you feel stronger and more capable. Making your legs and hips work a bit before stretching them puts a spring in your step and helps carry you through your day with more grace and ease.
In this short practice, we focus on the flexion/ extension movement and work on strengthening your hips and legs, specifically your hip flexors, glutes, and quads, before stretching them. These movements are particularly helpful when you sit a lot during the day. We will also emphasize the grounding action to feel more strong, balanced, and stable both in the body and mind.
Please check it and see how it feels!
What does it mean to be strong? How is strength measured? Do we measure it by how much we can lift or by how much we can endure?
