Mobility expert shares the 3 exercises you need to strengthen your hips and reduce lower body tension with just a foam roller

Woman kneeling with hands on hips at the gym studio in activewear.

Mobility coach Igor says you can strengthen your hip flexor muscles and protect your lower back with three exercises and a foam roller. But you won’t be rolling during these moves, instead, you’ll use your roller as a marker as you perform a range of motion around your hip joints.

I stumbled across Igor’s video on socials and immediately hit my exercise mat with one of the best foam rollers to try these mobility exercises out. The moves require an existing range of motion but don’t worry if you find them difficult, as you’ll improve with regular practice. After all, that’s the whole point of lower-body mobility exercises.