6 Simple Yoga Poses for Hip Opening
The hip is one of the main joints for yoga practice. For beginners, the hips are too stiff and difficult to open. How to solve it?
A truly flexible hip cannot be achieved by practicing only one posture,It needs to involve all-roundTherefore, share 6 classic hip-opening exercises to comprehensively open the hips, let's come and practice together!
1, Figure Four Stretch
- Lie on your back, bend your knees and keep them close to your chest, feet flat on the floor
- Bring your feet closer to your groin, hands grasp your toes
- Inhale to lengthen the spine, exhale to lower your knees
- Hold for 3 minutes
2, Pigeon Pose
- Lie on your back, bend your knees and keep them parallel to each other
- Place your left shin vertically on your right thigh, knees in a straight line
- Deepen by exhaling, leaning forward and downward
- Hold for 2 minutes, switch sides
3, Horse Pose
- Stand with your left foot stepped forward
- Extend your right leg back, keeping your feet flat on the ground, lower your hips
- Keep your hips centered, inhale, raise your arms overhead
- Hold for 2 minutes, switch sides
4, Swan Pose
- Start from Horse Pose, bend your left knee
- Keep your left shin on the ground, gently push your right leg back a small step
- Inhale to lengthen your spine
Hold for 2 minutes, switch sides
- 5, Frog Pose
- Start from Four-Legged Position, slide your knees outward towards both sides
- Keep your knees in line with your hips, bend your elbows
Exhale, lower your hips, hold for 3 minutes
- 6, Happy Baby Pose
- Lie on your back, bend your knees and bring them towards your chest
- Grab your big toes with your hands
- Extend your knees to your armpits, keep your shins perpendicular to the ground
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