Your hip flexors run along the front of your hips and assist with hip flexion, lifting your legs into the air and improving posture and stability of the lower back, core and spine. Want to strengthen them? Here’s my go-to hip-strengthening exercise.
Leg lifts do exactly as the name suggests — you’ll sit on a mat or the ground, with or without your back supported against a wall or bench, and lift one or both legs into the air. Surprisingly, it’s way harder to do than you might think, especially as you must maintain posture and a tall torso throughout, which also demands core strength.
