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Unlock Your Hip Mobility with the Shin Box Switch: A Step-by-Step Guide

Improving hip mobility is crucial for both athletes and everyday individuals looking to enhance their overall movement and reduce the risk of injury. One effective exercise to achieve this is the Shinbox Switch. This guide...

Up to this point we have covered Front Hip Circles, Cross-Body Hip Circles and Side Hip Circles and Back Hip Circles.

All 4 of these positions were performed in the open-chain position. Today's variation is a closed-chain position which requires a slightly different...

Up to this point we have covered Front Hip Circles, Cross-Body Hip Circles and Side Hip Circles. Because your hips are a ball and socket joint, there are so many different positions you can practice your hip mobility in. Today's blog is going to introduce you to the back hip...

Up to this point we have covered Front Hip Circles and Cross-Body Hip Circles. Because your hips are a ball and socket joint, there are so many different positions you can practice your hip mobility in. Today's blog is going to introduce you to the side hip circle. 

Side Hip Circle...

We are all familiar with a lot of ground-based hip mobility drills, which can be great place to start mobilizing the hips. But, as soon as you can, we recommend progressing your hip mobility to a standing position.

Your brain recognizes the motor control you have gained in your mobility practice...

We are all familiar with a lot of ground-based hip mobility drills, which can be great place to start mobilizing the hips. But, as soon as you can, we recommend progressing your hip mobility to a standing position.

Your brain recognizes the motor control you have gained in your mobility practice...

Hourglass circles, also called the Lumbo-Pelvic Circle, is an excellent drill for coordinating movement in the low back, SI Joint, and hip joints. 

The target for the Hourglass Circles are the low back, SI Joints - the "eyes" of the low back - and the hip joints.

The lumbo-pelvic complex...

Pelvic circles for the SI Joint are a combination of 2 drills we covered in previous blogs: 

• Pelvic A/P Tilts
• Pelvic Lateral Tilts

The target for the Pelvic Circles are the SI Joints - the "eyes" of the low back about level with the 4th Lumbar Vertebrae.  

Understanding how to...

Building a map for how to move the SI Joint is one of the most essential skills you can have as a human. The joint space is small but it transmits force traveling through your body every time your foot hits the ground. You want this joint to move well. 

The target for the Lateral Pelvic...

Building a map for how to move the SI Joint is one of the most essential skills you can have as a human. The joint space is small but it transmits force traveling through your body every time your foot hits the ground. You want this joint to move well. 

The target for the Pelvic...