Flexibility & Mobility

Yoga for tight hips, hamstrings, shoulders and backs, and the difference between flexibility and mobility, with what the research says.

  • Yoga for Tight Hips: 8 Poses and a 15-Minute Routine

    Tight hips usually means stiffness in one of three places: the hip flexors at the front, the glutes and outer hip, or the inner thighs. These eight beginner poses stretch all three, and the 15-minute routine below strings them together. Hold each pose for about a minute per side, at least two days a week. Stretch only to a mild pull, never into pain.