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Jane McGuire

The ‘lizard lunge’ yoga pose is the secret to better hip mobility: Here’s what happened when I tried it for a week

A woman doing the lizard lunge.

As a marathon runner who has a day job that requires me to spend a lot of time sitting behind a desk, it would be a miracle if I didn’t have tight hips. In an attempt to release them in the run-up to my sixth marathon, I added the lizard lunge to my stretching routine for a week.

This yoga posture is one of the best ways to undo the effects of prolonged sitting. As well as stretching your deep hip flexors, you’ll also be working into your glutes, quads and hamstrings. Read on to find out more.

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