My hips were so tight I couldn't sit cross-legged comfortably—here's the exact 28

My hip mobility has always been limited. Even in preschool, I found sitting cross-legged a challenge.

I realized recently that the only solution to this problem is to do more mobility work, so I decided to commit to four weeks of hip-opening exercises.

I’m no stranger to a challenge ( I tried the 3-2-1 method for 30 days back in March), but I didn’t know where to start with hip mobility. You may like

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