{"id":193591,"date":"2025-09-02T07:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/193591\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T07:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T07:56:19","slug":"a-yoga-and-fitness-instructor-says-that-hip-immobility-is-a-common-problem-heres-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/193591\/","title":{"rendered":"A yoga and fitness instructor says that hip immobility is a common problem\u2014here&#8217;s how to fix it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"587ef970-f430-41ba-9c07-ed0e22a9bc06\">Modern lifestyles mean that we sit a lot more than we used to, thanks to the invention of laptops, cars and television. But all this sitting can lead to stiff, immobile hips.<\/p>\n<p>Yoga and fitness instructor Reena Vokoun, founder of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/passionfit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/passionfit.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Passion Fit<\/a>, explains that this lack of mobility doesn\u2019t just impact your hips, but can cause knock-on effects elsewhere in the body.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"587ef970-f430-41ba-9c07-ed0e22a9bc06-2\">\u201cAccording to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/about-ace\/press-room\/in-the-news\/8638\/8-hip-mobility-exercises-for-better-flexibility-according-to-experts-popsugar\/?srsltid=AfmBOopKsWaaTyuF2oNavGQTtF_mRiE3CKlPBF_6-8MEXpB2M9wZxuSg\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/about-ace\/press-room\/in-the-news\/8638\/8-hip-mobility-exercises-for-better-flexibility-according-to-experts-popsugar\/?srsltid=AfmBOopKsWaaTyuF2oNavGQTtF_mRiE3CKlPBF_6-8MEXpB2M9wZxuSg\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American Council on Exercise<\/a>, when you lack mobility in your hips, you end up overcompensating through other parts of your body, which leads to undue stress,\u201d says Vokoun.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, you don\u2019t need daily trips to the gym to improve your mobility. Easy yoga poses can help instead, says Vokoun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoing yoga two to three times per week can have a positive impact on hip mobility,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The following three poses are ones Vokoun regularly teaches in her yoga classes for healthier hips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are fun, challenging and effective for all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Start your week with achievable workout ideas, health tips and wellbeing advice in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-warrior-ii\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>Warrior II<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9TbY2goc9WwfTNtNJ7E6Qb.jpg\" alt=\"woman in black vest and leggings performing a warrior two pose facing the camera on a red mat in a studio setting. there's a mirror behind her and a rack of weights on the side.\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9TbY2goc9WwfTNtNJ7E6Qb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9TbY2goc9WwfTNtNJ7E6Qb.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Reena Vokoun)<\/p>\n<p id=\"166e5a8d-c46a-48c1-a89f-0b5f3a08c933\"><strong>Hold: <\/strong>5 breaths per side<\/p>\n<ul id=\"aa1acbfe-a1d5-4fb8-b8fb-a409282526d8\">\n<li>Stand feet together, arms out to the sides at shoulder height.<\/li>\n<li>Step one foot back into a lunge, bending your front knee and turning your back foot slightly outwards.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping your arms parallel to the floor and hips facing forward, extend one arm over your front leg, the other arm back.<\/li>\n<li>Turn your head to look past your front hand.<\/li>\n<li>Engage your core and hold for five breaths, focusing on the sensations through your hips.<\/li>\n<li>Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-butterfly\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>Butterfly<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pDuWYy4M4JThoJDexrQZbR.jpg\" alt=\"woman in black vest and leggings performing a butterfly pose facing the camera on a red mat in a studio setting.\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pDuWYy4M4JThoJDexrQZbR.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pDuWYy4M4JThoJDexrQZbR.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Reena Vokoun)<\/p>\n<p id=\"98aa482d-f6bb-44ee-9f0e-6d11599cca7f\"><strong>Hold: <\/strong>5 breaths<\/p>\n<ul id=\"d4b18f30-c297-48cc-a6e0-2fe955609adc\">\n<li>Sit with your knees bent and soles of your feet together, hands holding your feet or ankles.<\/li>\n<li>Use your elbows to press your knees toward the floor. Or flap your knees up and down as far as your mobility allows.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a tall spine, engaging your core and hold for five breaths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-pigeon\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>Pigeon<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bw4MwLMGLUfAQ6fU5RBgKb.jpg\" alt=\"woman in black vest and leggings performing a pigeon pose sideways to the camera on a red mat in a studio setting. there's a mirror behind her on one side and a rack of weights on the other.\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bw4MwLMGLUfAQ6fU5RBgKb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bw4MwLMGLUfAQ6fU5RBgKb.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Reena Vokoun)<\/p>\n<p id=\"5f23edb5-648e-4bb1-8764-3b14541a46fd\"><strong>Hold: <\/strong>5 breaths per side<\/p>\n<ul id=\"084aa54d-3279-4175-955c-2e98dc283c2b\">\n<li>From a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitandwell.com\/how-to\/plank\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.fitandwell.com\/how-to\/plank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> high-plank position<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitandwell.com\/how-to\/downward-facing-doghttps:\/\/www.fitandwell.com\/how-to\/downward-facing-dog\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.fitandwell.com\/how-to\/downward-facing-doghttps:\/\/www.fitandwell.com\/how-to\/downward-facing-dog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">downward facing dog<\/a>, bring one knee forward in between your hands.<\/li>\n<li>Lower your front knee, shin and back leg to the floor.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust the angle of your front leg and foot for your hip mobility and comfort.<\/li>\n<li>Hold for five breaths, feeling the sensations in your hips.<\/li>\n<li>Return to your starting position, and repeat on the other side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Modern lifestyles mean that we sit a lot more than we used to, thanks to the invention of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":193592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[1198,210,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-193591","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115133637460268442","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}