Poses for Your Hip Flexors

Loosen up those tight hips—and let go of whatever you’re holding onto—with this short sequence.

Fire up your abs for this difficult asymmetrical arm balance, Eight-Angle Pose.

Having a tricky time with Bow Pose? Take what you know from Bridge and Camel and change your relationship to gravity. Here's how.

The key to Parsva Bakasana is twisting enough to place the outer edge of one upper arm far around the outside of the opposite thigh.

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, a well-known backbend, will challenge you to lift and open your chest.

A compact arm balance, Crow Pose and Crane Pose tone the abs and the arms, strengthen in the core, and focus the mind.

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana is a deep hip opener and forward bend that you should approach consciously to reap its many benefits.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.

Bump up your energy (and confidence!) by bending back into Camel Pose. Ustrasana counteracts slouching and relieves lower back pain with a generous, heart-opening stretch.

Boat Pose, or Paripurna Navasana, requires you to balance on the tripod of your sitting bones and tailbone to build mental and physical focus, inspiring a full-body awareness.

Bend back into the shape of a bow to feel energetically locked, loaded, and ready to take aim.

This revolved variation of Utthita Parsvakonasana requires a lot of flexibility to twist so deeply and ground the back heel.

Want to fly? Fire up your core. Firefly pose is an arm balance pose that requires more core strength than arm strength.

These pre-run stretches help counteract the muscular tension that always seems to accompany your workout—no matter your pace.

Barely able to come into Butterfly? These stretches will help you find relief.

Got back pain? Tight hip flexors could be to blame. Open them up with these four yoga poses that counterbalance the prolonged hip flexion of sitting for hours.

Hip flexors creaky and tight? We've got the antidote: These yoga poses that stretch hip muscles and provide relief.

Say goodbye to tight hips and hamstrings with this sequence to help you prep for and recover from climbing.

This foundational shape lengthens your hip flexors and engages your core, preparing you for more demanding poses.

These simple moves will powerfully balance your legs, pelvis, and spine whether you're at your desk, out and about, or on the mat.