Get To Your Core!

Looks like I have some of this too.
Tested positive for the upper portion of the leg not going to 90 degrees. Lower leg seems to be fine though.

This might explain why my right hip has been sore lately.

I have started using a foot rest (as I have a desk job, and sit while commuting on a bus) and find that it is helping.

Looking forward to the solutions.

My psoas was so tight that it pulled the top my left foot in while standing up. A D.O. used a muscle energy & strain/counterstrain technique to release it. It was an immediate relief of hip and groin pain. A few days later the pain returned even with psoas stretches. The piriformis was also involved.

I need to stop sitting and driving, Definitely could feel some tightness. How do we fix this?

Enjoying the films – keep up the good work. Personally I’m Ok and flexible (luck and yoga!)but there’s always more to learn.

In fact, I’m studying body work (FMM and yoga) and TCM and 5 Element acupuncture so am thrilled to find you and your site, as so much of what you are doing is in full accord.

My upper legs were flat but my lower legs were not at the 90 degree level. Plus both lower legs also went outward to the side. Is this unusual? I’m a 49 year old acrobat and I feel that my hamstrings and hip flexors are tighter than usual. Regardless of how much I stretch, within an hour or so they tighten up again.

Thanks for the video, I too had some difficulty with the Upper crossed test, but, most of my pain and discomfort has been hips and psoas. so I am looking forward to the exercises for lower.

Much appreciation

I seemed to be okay with that test but I had to do it on my bed which is quite firm. I will try it again later when the deck dries off.

I tried to do this, most of my furniture is to low to the ground. My legs are not at a 90 degree angle. I would say 115 to 120 degree angle. They bounce back when I consiously move them to 90 degrees.

Both hips got to 0′ but my knees were both at ~45! When I pulled my lower leg to 90′ at the knees my hip and thighs got an awful stretch that I had to ease off right away! Ow. I feel old! Please, what is the exercise?? Thanks. I’ve only just joined and I think this is a great mission and very generous of you. I’ve had core amnesia for almost all my life I think. I want to change that!

Uncle! Uncle! Nothing touched anything below my butt. Heck, I m us be lucky to be able to walk upright.

Thighs slightly above 0, calves at 90. Due to pain in the quads thighs were not going below 0 until I swung my calves forward and my thighs came down below 0.