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Gentle (Passive) Stretches for Internal Hip Rotation
Stretching - Lower Body, General Lower Body Flexibility, Hip Rotation Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Lower Body, General Lower Body Flexibility, Hip Rotation Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Gentle (Passive) Stretches for Internal Hip Rotation

Last week we talked about internal hip rotation in the “active” sense, why this range of motion is important in both everyday life (and potentially in your flexibility-related hobbies), and how to train the active mobility to move through as much of a safe range of motion while strengthening your stabilizing muscles. Today we’re talking about relaxed passive stretches you can also include in your training if you need to increase your overall ROM.

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Strengthen While You Stretch: 6 Drills for Active Hip Internal Rotation
Stretching - Lower Body, General Lower Body Flexibility, Hip Rotation Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Lower Body, General Lower Body Flexibility, Hip Rotation Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Strengthen While You Stretch: 6 Drills for Active Hip Internal Rotation

Hip rotation in general is not only helpful for many stretches/skills, but a necessary part of everyday movements like walking and running. Internal hip rotation specifically refers to the action of rotating our thigh internally (towards our midline). But since this isn’t an action we often use in everyday life, most people are quite weak (and inflexible) when it comes to internal rotation. So here are some great active flexibility exercises to help improve your hip mobility and strength in internal rotation.

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