Fix Tight Hip Flexors: The Ultimate At Home Cure

by Lauren Bertolacci

"Save your physical therapy money and read this! Lauren provided a better explanation of the physiological issues and provided more self stretching exercises than my physio. After repeated injuries from soccer, I believe these tips will help to strengthen and stabilize my already weakened core. Quick read, but very informative! Thanks!" "The information in this book has helped me deal with my decades long pain in my lower back and both hips. By following Lauren's clear advice, my pain is mostly gone. The stretches must be done everyday, but they are easily done. Several stretches are explained, videos imbedded to show you exactly how to do them. This is a well written book. Lauren's has also included simple strengthening exercises as well. I heartily recommend this little book." "My name is John Hinson and as a Tai Chi Instructor and 4th degree black belt who is recovering after having the Birmingham Hip Resurface surgery in October 2012. I am still trying to regain strength and flexibility. The exercises suggested has made a big difference in my rehabilitation. I feel more flexible and stronger in my hip because of Lauren's well thought out exercises. I would suggest this book to anyone recovering from hip surgery and considers themselves an athlete." Go beyond stretching with the ultimate at home cure. The hip flexors are a big group of muscles that flex the hip. This means that they are involved in basic movements that we do every day like walking, running and leaning forward while sitting down, just to name a few. When this group of muscles get’s tight you are at a high risk for a lot of different problems. The great news is once you have identified the cause of your problem, you can get rid of the pain and tightness quickly. This book will take your through four key steps to ensure that you get rid of your tight hip flexors and keep them loose. The reasons may not be as simple as you think as this complex group of muscles does a lot of work in every day tasks. Bad posture, repetitive movements and weak muscles will also contribute to your issues. I'll teach you how to release your hip flexors and re-train your body effectively, no matter what the cause of your tight hips. Included Key stretches to release the hip flexors. Self massage on important areas to get a deeper release. Exercises that will take your hip flexors through a dynamic range of motion and stretch them actively. Postural exercises that will retrain your body so your hip flexors aren't working when they shouldn't. An understanding of what you need to do during the day to help your cause. A guide on how to put it all together effectively for your situation.

Genres: Health

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 25, 2013

Reviews

[Jo * Smut-Dickted * · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although this is a nicely condensed pamphlet it's a little pricey for what is already out there on websites for free. It is nice to get it in one place - and the pictures are helpful. Useful but not the best value.

[Thomas Whiting · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great information and practical applications.

I would recommend this book to anyone experiencing back, hip or knee pain. The exercises, stretches and trigger point release techniques are easy to follow. I experienced improved hip and glut strength within two weeks by performing the entire routine three time a week , and the mini- routine twice weeky

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Calling all runners, quick and direct solutions to your lower extremity issues like: tight hips, IT band, knee pain, etc., that you can carry on your phone. Includes photos and how to videos as well as a training plan. 👍

[Timothy Canning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid guide to hip exercises

Enjoyed this non nonsense book, good guidance and good descriptions of the exercises, supported with links to videos on YouTube. Has helped me substantially, recommended!

[Grant Calsbeck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Straight to the point

Good outline on the muscles, how to make them
better and how to keep them feeling better.

That pictures and video links are also very helpful in understanding the tactics discussed in the book.

[Ashby Seyler-Schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Informative

This is a no nonsense book. She gets right to the point offering explanation and immediate stretches. I love the links to videos. It really helps.

[Poornima Vijayashanker · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few good exercises that help open hips up with easy to follow demos.

I found I needed to do them in conjunction with a roller and before/after every workout to be effective.

[rosemary l keeling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for releasing the hips

I am a massage therapist and I found your exercises and releasing technic very informative to teach to my clients. Thank you

[Mo'In · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent for How to Get Going

A brief and excellent book on how to quickly initiate a practical program of strengthening, stretching, and more. Get it. Get moving.

[Joshua Haber · Rating 5 out of 5]

User friendly

Excellent descriptions and approaches tha I'mt are made understandable to follow.

Appreciate the images, have not tried the video links yet but will

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

informative quick read

This was a good book on giving you some direction of how to release your hip. I am ready to try them and see if they help

[Marcy Albano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Info

Good information for the do it yourselfers. Videos were very helpful. I definitely t
Recommendation this read if you have back issues.

[Victor · Rating 1 out of 5]

If a minus was possible, I would give it as this is literally (yes, literally) a waste of time and money. It reads like a 9th grade book report fraught with grammatical errors, little information and no apparent editing. My guess is that a poor college student looking to make some money wrote this over a weekend, throwing in a few fuzzy black and white photos (one per exercise) and a handful of line drawings (think etch-a-sketch). Descriptions of the few exercises are three sentences long (oh ... I guess four sentences if you count "Repeat."). Each exercise is followed by a youtube link.

One more example: the Diet for Hip Flexors section is simply a list of foods (including MARSHMALLOWS?) with a sentence or two for each - as an example - "Celery: It is a veggie that is very good in hydration of the body." Yep, no joke here ... that's it.

After reading through (more from a perspective of shocked interest that something like this was actually published), there was nothing in here that couldn't be found on the internet in less than 3 minutes, and without all of the filler contained in this book, would actually provide much more information in less time, and presented with much more rationale, explanation and application.

Finally, I just have to laugh now when going back to look at the title/subtitle ... Tight Hip Flexors: The Ultimate Guide to Curing Hip Flexor Pain ... simlpy hilarious ... "Ultimate"? I think the author is also delusional.

The only names associated with this book are BJG Enterprises and JCGreetings.com, the two organizations included, along with Matt Andriano, the author. My guess is that they simply print submissions for any author to sell? Is that why there is a very odd and lengthy disclaimer at the front of the book under BJG Enterprises copyright?

Save your money and find another "book".