<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to the 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 You may like<\/p>\n Thankfully, you don\u2019t need daily trips to the gym to improve your mobility. Easy yoga poses can help instead, says Vokoun.<\/p>\n \u201cDoing yoga two to three times per week can have a positive impact on hip mobility,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n The following three poses are ones Vokoun regularly teaches in her yoga classes for healthier hips.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are fun, challenging and effective for all levels.\u201d<\/p>\n Warrior II<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Reena Vokoun)<\/p>\n Hold: 5 breaths per side<\/p>\n Stand feet together, arms out to the sides at shoulder height.Step one foot back into a lunge, bending your front knee and turning your back foot slightly outwards.Keeping your arms parallel to the floor and hips facing forward, extend one arm over your front leg, the other arm back.Turn your head to look past your front hand.Engage your core and hold for five breaths, focusing on the sensations through your hips.Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.Butterfly<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Reena Vokoun)<\/p>\n Hold: 5 breaths<\/p>\n Sit with your knees bent and soles of your feet together, hands holding your feet or ankles.Use your elbows to press your knees toward the floor. Or flap your knees up and down as far as your mobility allows.Maintain a tall spine, engaging your core and hold for five breaths.Pigeon<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Reena Vokoun)<\/p>\n Hold: 5 breaths per side<\/p>\n From a high-plank position<\/a> or downward facing dog<\/a>, bring one knee forward in between your hands.Lower your front knee, shin and back leg to the floor.Adjust the angle of your front leg and foot for your hip mobility and comfort.Hold for five breaths, feeling the sensations in your hips.Return to your starting position, and repeat on the other side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Modern lifestyles mean that we sit a lot more than we used to, thanks to the invention of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[6647,102,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-106774","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-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"woman](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9TbY2goc9WwfTNtNJ7E6Qb.jpg\")
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