Show Your Hips Some Love with These Stretches

7. Three-Legged Downward Dog

If you have ever done yoga, downward dog will be familiar to you. This variation takes it a step further.

Begin in a plank position. Pike your rear toward the ceiling so your body is in an inverted V. You may need to walk the hands in toward the feet. The knees can be bent and the heels do not have to be on the ground. This is downward dog and is an effective hip stretch. For the three-legged variation, lift the left leg off the floor and extend it behind you.  You will get a different kind of stretch if you keep the hips in line or allow the left hip to stack on top of the right. Either way, try to keep the left shoulder down and the chest parallel to the floor.

Hold for 30 to 60 seconds and switch legs.