When we sit at our desk for too long, for work or study, our body pays the consequences. The muscles tighten and some areas, such as the hips, lose mobility. When the hips are not very mobile and the muscles are not very flexible, we can experience pain in the lower back area, but also in the knees and ankles. Today we will practice a sequence together to improve hip mobility and counter the effects of too many hours spent sitting.
Sit on the mat. The legs are bent, the feet are resting on the ground and spaced the width of the mat. The hands are on the mat behind the back. Exhale and bring your knees down to the right. Inhale and lift your knees again. Exhale and come down with the knees to the left. Continue like this for a few cycles.
Keeping your legs in place, start moving your pelvis, turning it slightly to the right and then to the left. Calmly, you don't have to feel pain. See if your pelvis moves more easily in both directions or if you experience stiffness. Then stop the movement and start moving the pelvis back and forth, accompanying this exercise also with a light movement of the torso.
You are always sitting on the mat, your knees are bent and your feet on the ground, your hands ensure balance by being placed on the mat behind your back. Rest your left ankle against your right knee, letting the left knee fall outwards. Bring your hands closer to your back to make a deeper movement with your hips. Stay in position for a few breaths. Then come down with your back on the mat. Put a belt behind the left foot, the right leg stretches on the mat. With your left hand hold the belt, while the leg goes down to the side, to the left, straighten the leg. Then go back into the initial position and repeat on the other side.
Sit with your legs stretched out in front of you. Bend your knees and bring your feet to the left. Hands are in prayer. Lift your pelvis and bring it slightly forward. Return to a sitting position, rotate your knees to the left, raise your pelvis again. Come down with your pelvis and turn your knees to the right, continue like this for a few cycles.
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