A lot of modern life is spent sitting down, whether that’s driving a car, working at a desk, or relaxing in front of the television after work. Spending all this time in one position has a detrimental effect on our hips, leading to tightness and immobility.

I spoke to Elma Panagaki , a yoga instructor at Bay Club , who shared her insights into how to test your hip mobility and how to fix that immobility if you have it.

“When we sit, the muscles at the front of our hips, like the hip flexors, get stuck in a shortened position, and the muscles at the back, like the glutes, pretty much shut off,” she says. You may like

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