As I’ve said many other times, the hip flexor is an area that has become more and more susceptible to tightness due to modern habits. A lot of people sit in a chair for 8 hours a day, and often a chair that does not allow you to keep good posture all day either. The result of this is that your hip flexors will become tighter and be at risk for a strain unless you perform stretches. Now ideally you should be performing these stretches every day for at least 5 minutes, if you can do up to 10 or 15 minutes even better.

Stretches Lying Down

This is a great stretch to start off with because it’s so gentle and natural for your leg. To perform it all you need to do is start off lying down on your back, try to take some slow, relaxed breaths until your body become relaxed. Once you feel ready lift up one of your legs, allow your knee to bend, then place both your hands just behind the knee and gently pull upwards towards your chest until you feel a good stretch. You can hold this stretch as long as you’d like, typically recommended is around 20 seconds and then try to go further after a short break. A key thing to note about this stretch is that if you feel any hip flexor pain, stop immediately.

Stretches Sitting

Many people initially classify this as a groin stretch, but remember some of the Hip Flexor muscles are also considered groin muscles, which is partially why this is a great stretch. Secondly, if you have really tight Psoas muscles you will also stretch those in this position.

To perform the butterfly stretch sit on the floor with your legs outstretched. Begin by shaking out your legs and taking a few deep breaths. To initiate the stretch pull in both your legs until the bottoms of your feet are touching, this should force your knees out. Increase the stretch as needed by putting your hands on your feet and pushing down on your knees. Hold for 20 seconds then shake out your legs again and repeat once or twice more. **Note: Try to keep your lower back straight, you should not be rounding your back and hunching over during the stretch.

Stretches – Standing

Standing stretches are amazing at targeting the inner core muscles around the pelvic region. Here are two of the best stretches you should incorporate into your stretching. » Read more: The Best Hip Flexor Stretches For You

Your body is more than 70 percent water. Drinking plenty of water and bathing regularly means that you stay healthier, doesn’t it? If you’ve taken in plenty of water during the course of the day, following exercise or stressful situations, you can depend on your health staying relatively good, right?

The reality is that isn’t quite how it works. It largely depends on the kind of water that you’re drinking. In many cases, the water that you are drinking to recover from vigorous exercise can actually be harming your body. Clean, clear, healthful water is the only kind of water that you should be drinking.

In nearly every country in the world where the water is pure and unaffected by additives and pollutants, the residents enjoy a striking longevity and excellent health.

It follows then, that good water can mean good health.

It may shock you to know that more than half of the water that we drink or bathe in probably isn’t good for our bodies. Many communities use additives that are not healthy for the body.

Many communities treat their water with chlorine, which, while cleaning the water, does nothing to make it healthier; in fact, chlorine has a very detrimental effect on your health.

The question is, how do we change our water on a whole house level, and where do we get really pure water to use for all of our daily activities that involve water? Would a whole house water filter system actually help?

There is a real and medically sanctioned connection between the kind of water that we use in our homes and our overall good health. If you use water that is contaminated, it can create more long-term health problems than most people are aware of.

In many cases, the additives placed into your water system by the community where you live can be markedly detrimental to you and your family. This means that a whole house water filter that removes some of those contaminants would be a very positive addition to your home. » Read more: Benefits Of A Whole House Water Filter