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If your yogi squat could use some work, give this short hip mobility routine a try.

Heres the full routine for you to try yourself.

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Plus I explain some of the benefits of giving the “squat like a baby” routine a go.

We often think of external rotation of the hip to build lower-body flexibility.

In other words, use both.

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Now lets focus on hip external rotation (rotating the hip outward).

This action stretches the hip internal rotators and strengthens the external rotators.

Why does mobility matter?

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Move slowly, with control and work carefully into your muscles and joints as you follow Igors routine.

Its an accessible way to improve overall lower-body mobility and strength, particularly around the pelvis.

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