{"id":515251,"date":"2026-01-14T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515251\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:11:27","slug":"i-have-very-tight-hips-but-doing-this-stretch-every-day-has-helped-to-improve-my-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515251\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I have very tight hips, but doing this stretch every day has helped to improve my mobility’"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always known that I don\u2019t have the best hip mobility, but it wasn\u2019t until I had kids that I realised just how tight my hips are, because I found myself having to sit on the floor a lot more to play with them.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t sit cross-legged. In fact, I can\u2019t get anywhere close to sitting cross-legged. My knees are so comically far from the floor that I have to lean back and support myself with my hands, and people assume I\u2019m joking about how inflexible I am. Unfortunately, I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n

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When I revealed this lack of flexibility to my physio during an appointment about a different issue, they felt obliged to try and help, and recommended I do the windshield wiper stretch every day to try and open up my hips \u2014 my hips were actually too tight for the 90\/90 stretch<\/a>, which is one I aim to build up to.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been doing the windshield wiper exercise every day since, and from what I can tell, it\u2019s helping. I still can\u2019t sit cross-legged, but maybe one day…<\/p>\n

How to do the windshield wiper stretch<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

The windshield wiper stretch is done while lying or sitting on the floor, so if you\u2019re doing it on a hard surface, it might be more comfortable to roll out a yoga mat<\/a> first.<\/p>\n