Dr. Riley shares an exercise to improve your lateral mobility.
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Transcript
Dr. Riley:
This drill is called walking figure four stretch. This is a fantastic drill to work on lateral hip mobility. A lot of you that might have heard about piriformis syndrome, it’s a deep muscle here in your glutes. Big figure four stretch is going to open that up. Also, it’s a good drill to work on balance. A lot of us need to continue to work on our balance. So we’re going to stretch that backside of our hip and also work on balance. So Bri’s going to take a little step. She’s going to pull that ankle all the way up, feel a good stretch. I like to hold it for four to five seconds, work on a little bit of balance. Another step and big pull up.
I like to pick a spot maybe 10 to 12 yards long. Maybe find a hallway. We’re going to go up and down. I’m going to turn around here. So big pull, up to your chest, neutral spine, work on that balance. Walking figure four stretch, fantastic drill to work on stretching the backside of your hips, also, get a little bit of balance work.
