After months of tight hips, shallow squats, and pain after sitting at my desk all day, I decided to try the pigeon stretch. This is a flexibility, mobility, and discomfort-reducing pose popular in many yoga workouts, but I tried it every day for a week in the morning and as part of my cool-down routine in the gym.
I've done a few stretches for tight hips regularly over the years, but a lack of progress stopped me from including them in my regular stretching routine. After trying the pigeon stretch for a week, however, that's going to change. In just one week, I found my glutes and hips felt freer, my lower back pain reduced, and surprisingly, I found another quiet moment in my day.
