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Anatomy 201: Are Your Hips Balanced? This Leg Lift Test Will Tell You

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Centering the pelvis on your legs when you’re standing upright takes both stability and mobility in the hips. Here, Karin Gurtner offers a leg lift test that gauges how balanced your hip flexors and hip extensors really are.