Tight hip flexors cause lower back pain in 9 out of 10 people. This hip flexor lunge stretch uses a foam roller and pillow for support, keeping your glutes engaged to shift pressure away from your lower back. Do 10-12 reps, or elevate your back heel to intensify it.
You're gonna hate me for this. If when you hold something overhead, you lean forward when you squat, you probably have lower back pain or hip pain. And in this video, I'm gonna show you how to cut it out. Welcome to the At Home Body Restoration Project, where we focus on resetting and restoring you back to your best self. Today's episode, we're gonna do a hip flexor lunge stretch multiple different ways. First thing you need is a foam roller for stability, and you're gonna need the ugliest decorative pillow you have. This is mine. First thing we're gonna do is put our knee on the ground, and we're gonna open up this hip. I'm gonna use the foam roller in a tripod formation with my front leg so that I've got 3 points of contact, the knee, this foot, this arm. I'm gonna flex this glute, turn it on, flex my core, open and lean slightly forward. What I'm not gonna do is extend like this and mess my lower back up anymore and create a lot of extension. There's no need for it. We're just trying to stretch your hip flexors. And if we can keep your hip flexors mobile, Pressure comes off your back, goes to your glutes. You're gonna do this 10 to 12 times, maybe even cross over the front. If you want to intensify it, do this. Simply elevate your back heel, put the foot down, and then go forward. This is gonna stretch your quad or this muscle here a lot more than that last stretch. It's gonna be way more intense. But 9 outta 10 people that we see that have lower back pain have this really, really, really tight hip flexor, psoas area. This stretch right here, done correctly, can help you release it, and it doesn't put your back at risk of injury. You're welcome.
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