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Four parts. Complete hip rehab. And the finale opens the one area that sitting has been destroying for years...
❌ The anterior hip is the most neglected area in hip rehab
Everyone stretches the back. Everyone stretches the sides.
Almost nobody stretches the front.
And the front is where the hip flexor lives. The muscle that's shortened by sitting, driving, and every sedentary hour.
It pulls the pelvis into anterior tilt. It compresses the hip joint from the front.
And the hip pain you've been chasing is often coming from the muscle you never stretched.
🔑 The key here is the runners lunge stretch opens the front of the hip and the entire anterior chain in one movement
Lunge position. Back knee down. Sink into the stretch.
The back leg stretches. The hip flexor lengthens.
Raise the arm on the back leg side. The stretch travels up through the torso.
15 to 30 seconds. Breathe. Don't force depth. Let it come with time.
Support yourself with a chair if needed. Stay at a comfortable depth. The flexor stretches at any range.
Pair this with the deep squat from Part 3. One stretches the back of the hip. One stretches the front. Together they cover the entire joint.
Your complete hip pain series:
Part 1: Leg swings (mobilization)
Part 2: Banded pulses in three directions (stabilization)
Part 3: Deep squat stretch (posterior hip)
Part 4: Runners lunge stretch (anterior hip, this video)
Mobilize. Stabilize. Stretch front and back. Series complete. Save it all.
Turn your pain into power. You can do it. Just do it regularly.

Every toddler can do this. Most adults can't. And it might be the most important movement you've lost...
❌ The deep squat is the first movement we master as kids and the first one we lose as adults
We trade it for chairs, couches, and car seats
The hips forget how to open that far
The ankles lose the dorsiflexion to support it
The back rounds because the hip can't go deep enough
And a movement that was effortless at age 3 becomes impossible at age 50
🔑 The key here is practicing the deep squat regularly teaches the hip to open again
Drop as low as you can. Push elbows against knees. Open the hips.
Feel the stretch in the backside of the hip, the groin, and deep into the joint.
Hold. Breathe. Settle deeper with each breath. Don't force.
Can't get there yet? No problem:
Support yourself by holding a bar, a doorway, or a sturdy object in front of you.
Use a wall squat if balance is the issue. Back against the wall. Slide down.
Every modification still stretches the hip. Depth comes with time.

Flexion. Abduction. Extension. Three directions your hip needs to be strong in. Most people train zero of them...
❌ An unstabilized hip is a hip that keeps breaking down
The joint moves through range of motion but nothing controls it
The labrum takes excessive load because the stabilizers aren't doing their job
Pain shows up in the groin, the outer hip, or deep in the joint
And exercises that should feel good feel risky because the hip has no control at end range
🔑 The key here is 10 small banded pulses in each of three directions trains the control your hip is missing
Flexion: 10 pulses forward. Leg straight. Small, quick movements.
Abduction: 10 pulses outward. Hip opening away from the body.
Extension: 10 pulses backward. Glutes and posterior hip fire.
Three rounds of all three. Effort level stays at 1 to 3 out of 10.
Small movements. Small muscles. Big impact. End range pulses target the stabilizers that squats and lunges never reach.
And here's what most people don't realize: do both sides. The standing leg is getting a full stability workout the entire time. Two hips trained in one exercise.
It burns. Especially the standing leg. But at 1 to 3 effort, the burn is welcome. It means the right muscles are waking up.

Hip arthritis. Groin pain. Outer hip pain. Bursa pain. If any of those describe you, start here...

❌ Hip pain is confusing because people point to different spots and call it all "hip pain"
The pelvis is not the hip. The SI joint is not the hip. The low back is not the hip.
The actual hip joint is where the leg meets the pelvis. The groin area. The outer bony prominence. The bursa.
When that joint doesn't get mobilized, it slowly loses range of motion.
And every degree of range you lose is a degree of function you lose with it.
🔑 The key here is leg swings are the simplest way to maintain and restore hip range of motion
Forward and back: 10 to 15 gentle swings. Let the range build naturally.
Side to side: across the body and out. 10 to 15 swings. Same gentle approach.
You're hitting every major direction the hip moves in. Flexion. Extension. Abduction. Adduction.
Under a minute. Daily. No equipment.
One of my very favorite exercises. I'm a runner and I do this all the time. Prevention and rehab live in the same movement.
This week we're covering mobilize, stabilize, stretch for the hip. Part 1 is mobilization. The foundation.
Don't wait for the hip to get worse. Start swinging today.
✅ Not sure if it's your hip or your SI joint? DM me the word "WHERE" and we'll help you figure it out!

Before you spend another dollar on your plantar fasciitis, try this. Six free exercises. Daily. Two to three weeks. Full follow-along on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IISv_tDJhns

The last video. The last stretch. And the one that puts everything together in your hands...
❌ You've mobilized the foot, strengthened the arch, and stretched the calves
But the trigger points inside the plantar fascia itself haven't been addressed under tension
Those active knots keep the fascia tight between sessions
They fire every time you load the foot and re-tighten what you just loosened
Without releasing them while the tissue is stretched, the cycle quietly continues
🔑 The key here is grabbing the toes and pulling back while digging into trigger points releases the fascia at its deepest level
Pull the toes back. The arch stretches. The fascia is under tension.
Find the sore spots with your thumb. Press in. Four to five out of 10.
Hold the stretch and work the trigger points simultaneously. 15 to 30 seconds.
The combination of stretch plus pressure releases tissue more effectively than either one alone.
Morning is the best time. Before your feet hit the floor. The fascia is tightest after sleeping. Stretch and release it before you load it.
End of day works too. Do this before ice rolling if you're using the frozen water bottle from Part 1.
Six parts complete. Every layer addressed:
Part 1: General mobilization (ball)
Part 2: Targeted mobilization (hands)
Part 3: Intrinsic strengthening (toe curls)
Part 4: Chain strengthening (calf raises)
Part 5: Calf stretching (gastroc and soleus)
Part 6: Stretch with trigger point release (this video)
All free. All daily. Two to three weeks of consistency before you consider anything else. The free stuff works. Be regular.

One stretch with a straight leg. One stretch with a bent knee. Same position. Completely different muscle...
❌ Most people stretch their calf one way and think they've covered it
They keep the leg straight and feel the stretch in the upper calf. Great.
But the soleus underneath never gets stretched because the knee was never bent.
The soleus connects directly into the Achilles tendon which connects directly to the heel.
The heel is where the plantar fascia attaches. So the deeper muscle that's closest to the problem never got the attention it needed.
🔑 The key here is the knee position determines which muscle stretches
Straight leg: stretches the gastrocnemius. The big visible calf muscle. Hold 15 to 30 seconds. Drive the heel down.
Bent knee: stretches the soleus. The deeper muscle underneath. Same stretch, knee bent. Hold 15 to 30 seconds. Drive the heel down.
Feel the stretch shift lower toward the Achilles when you bend the knee. That's the soleus engaging.
Two to three rounds of each.
Driving the heel down is the key for plantar fasciitis specifically. That's what sends the stretch under the heel and into the fascia attachment. Without driving the heel, it stays a calf stretch. With it, it becomes a plantar fasciitis stretch.
We've mobilized (Parts 1 and 2). We've stabilized (Parts 3 and 4). Now we stretch (Part 5). One more part to go.

If you have plantar fasciitis and you're not doing calf raises, this should not be news to you. But the way you do them might be...
❌ A standard calf raise misses the foot entirely
You go up on your toes. Your calves get a workout. Your plantar fascia gets nothing.
The arch never loads. The fascia never stretches under tension.
The Achilles tendon gets some work but the connection to the foot is never made.
And the exercise everyone recommends for plantar fasciitis only does half the job.
🔑 The key here is starting with an arch-back stretch before driving into the raise changes everything
Raise your toes up first. Rock back slightly. Feel the stretch through the arch.
Then drive up into the highest calf raise you can. Squeeze the calves hard at the top.
That stretch-to-contraction range is what connects the calf raise to the plantar fascia.
10 reps. Stagger with 10 toe curls from Part 3. Back and forth.
The toe curls strengthen the foot from the inside. The calf raises strengthen the chain from the outside. Together they cover the entire support system the plantar fascia depends on.
These two exercises are the essential duo for plantar fasciitis. Do them together. Daily. Multiple times if possible.
Four parts deep. Your plantar fasciitis rehab is building. More coming.
Turn your pain into power. Go do it.

Strength fixes almost every problem. Plantar fasciitis is no exception. Time to strengthen that arch...
❌ A weak arch is an arch that's constantly overloading the plantar fascia
Every step you take, the fascia absorbs force the muscles should be handling
The muscles in your foot are too weak to support the arch under load
So the fascia does double duty and eventually it can't keep up
And the pain that started in the morning spreads into the afternoon and then all day
🔑 The key here is toe curls strengthen the muscles that support your arch and protect the fascia
Curl your toes like you're trying to grip the floor. 10 reps.
Simple. Easy. Can be done anywhere, anytime, multiple times a day.
Want more challenge? Pick up a pen with your toes. Curl a towel across the floor.
Same muscles, higher demand. Progress when you're ready.
I don't have great foot mobility myself. I'm working on it. The movement might look small at first. That's okay. The muscles are still firing even when the movement isn't dramatic.
Do these throughout the day. The more often, the better. Your foot gets stronger with frequency.
Foot cramping during curls? That's a mineral signal. Add magnesium, calcium, or electrolytes. The cramps usually resolve quickly.
Three parts in. Mobilized with a ball. Mobilized manually. Now strengthening with toe curls. Your plantar fasciitis rehab is building.