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It’s time to hack your hips.

This quick hip mobility exercise will unlock your hips and relieve lower body tension.

Athletic woman on yoga mat during home stretching routine in pigeon pose with left leg forward and bent and right leg stretched behind

Heres how to do it, and the benefits.

What is the hip mobility exercise?

This is a move of two parts a dynamicfrog posewithinternal hip rotationmixed in.

Frog pose demonstrated side on by writer Sam on yoga mat in studio

If neither of those terms means anything to you, here are the benefits of both.

Internal hip rotation does what it says internally rotates the hip joint.

If unlocking your hips and back fast sounds good to you, this is a move you should try.

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If you experience sharp or prolonged pain, stop immediately and seek medical advice.

it’s possible for you to reduce the intensity by bringing your knees or heels closer together.

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