I didn't realise how tight my hips were until I tried the frog stretch - now I feel so much better

Woman rolling out yoga mat to do frog stretch on the floor.

I always thought that creaking feeling when I stood up from my desk after a day at the keys was to do with my lower back, but as it turns out, it's my tight hips.

As a runner and someone who loves strength training, it's really an issue I should have been aware of before, but I only realised after speaking to my physiotherapist about a separate concern. She recommended a series of exercises for tight hips, and the frog stretch was in there, along with the pigeon stretch.