Hip hinging is such a challenging movement that sometimes it looks like a squat! The hip hinge is a PART of a squat, but they are not the same movement. In order to squat and lunge and deadlift exceptionally well, you have to learn how to master just the hip hinge piece first. Then we can put it all together. Using a bench or chair as a guide is one of our favorite ways to practice isolating just the hip hinge! To set up, stand hip-width apart with your weight in the middle of your foot and star

Hip hinging is an important movement for so many reasons: strengthening and lengthening the glutes, improving hip internal rotation, and decreasing low back pain just to name a few. 🙌 Starting from a tall kneeling position can help improve technique and isolate the movement more at the hips. We want to keep the rib cage stacked over the pelvis to avoid lumbar compensations. Think about your hips folding as you sit back towards your heels, and then use your glutes to come back up tall. 💪 Practi

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