Tight hips? A yoga instructor recommends these five stretches to relieve tension

Woman at home in pigeon pose. She is on a purple yoga mat with one leg extended behind her and the other in front of her, with her knee bent and her left foot under right hip.

If you spend a lot of your day sitting, chances are your hips are uncomfortably tight. This can eventually lead to limited mobility or even back pain.

But you can counteract the effect of prolonged sitting with just a few minutes a day. Yoga instructor Emily Mouu recently shared five stretches designed to open up the hips and release tension.