Hypermobile hips? Physical therapist says this is the No. 1 hip flexor exercise you need to try

These hip flexor exercises from a physical therapist may help relieve tightness, reduce pain and bulletproof your hips against injury. Recently, I spotted a video by Dr. Orit Hickman of Pain Science Physical Therapy, who demonstrates exercises specifically for people with hypermobility, those who have lots of flexibility in their joints, or those with tight hip flexors.

Most people can benefit, though, so don’t fret if you’re not hypermobile — you’re not excluded from the gang. Below, you can check out the full video by Dr. Hickman, and what she recommends if you want to build flexible hip flexors safely without injury.

The exercise

I was genuinely excited to try this one. Here it is.

The hip flexors are deep stabilizing muscles, and the hip joints, generally, are pretty stable. Howeve