Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / recovery
90/90 Hip Stretch
Set both knees at 90 degrees, chest tall, and rotate pelvis over front thigh.
Muscles
- Primary
- hips
- Supporting
- glute medius, glute minimus
Mechanics
- Pattern
- hip mobility
- Equipment
- bodyweight
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Aerobic Stability (>90s)
- Target feel
- Front hip externally rotates while back hip internally rotates.
- Progression
- Add controlled switches between sides.
- Regression
- Use hands behind you for support.
Watch for
- Collapsing chest
- Forcing the back knee
Substitutions
- Figure-Four Stretch
- Pigeon Pose
- Hip Flexor Roll