Feeling tight in your thighs after a workout? Or maybe you spend too much time sitting and notice stiffness in the front of your legs? You're not alone! The quads, that powerhouse muscle group at the ...

But taking a few minutes to bring your body back to baseline can jump-start your recovery afterward. When your ...

This helps with overall stability in the hip joint, strengthening the quads and hip flexors while slightly stretching them. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves ...

And then feel it on the other side. Also the hip flexor in your quads, basically get some kind of balance pull that up. Just pull that back into a stretch. Repeat for the other side. If that is ...

“Doing the couch stretch – loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the top of the thighs] – will really help you loosen up the ...

The world’s greatest stretch is a very popular, dynamic full-body stretch or 'mobiliser' that combines a deep lunge with an ...

Why it works: This stretch targets the quads and also engages your hip flexors and glutes. Incorporating the lunge means you’re both improving your flexibility, strength and preparing your ...

Hip flexor stretch: In a half kneeling position, keep a tall spine and tuck your butt under. Slowly push your targeted side hip forward till a stretch is felt to the front of your hip and upper quad.

Why it works: This stretch targets the quads and also engages your hip flexors and glutes. Incorporating the lunge means you’re both improving your flexibility, strength and preparing your muscles for ...

If you have a sedentary job where you sit at a desk, table or behind the wheel of a car, there’s a high chance you’ve got tight hip flexors ... more focused ways of stretching and ...

while the quads in the back leg keep it lifted and strong to assist the hip-flexor stretch. Some of the hip stabilisers such as the glute minimus and tensor fasciae latae (TFL) are also recruited ...