Squatting with Stiff Hips? Do This Warm-Up First (55+)

➡️ Your FREE Physio At-Home Workouts: https://bemobile.physio/start-exercise-free ✅ Feel Stronger, Steadier & More Confident ✅ Safe, Effective Exercises Designed for 50+ --------- ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: We are a team of expert physiotherapists dedicated to helping adults 55+ move freely and live fully. Every week, we share new videos with safe at-home exercises designed to improve your strength, mobility, and balance. Don't miss out—subscribe and hit the bell! -------- If you wake up with stiff, achy hips, the thought of strength training might seem like a terrible idea. However, avoiding movement can actually make your stiffness worse! In this video, we explain why your hips need load to stay healthy and show you a simple 3-step warm-up routine to make your workouts far more comfortable. Key Learning Points: Understand why avoiding movement makes hip stiffness worse. Learn why strength training is the best way to build load tolerance and reduce joint sensitivity. Follow our 3-step hip warm-up, starting with light aerobic activity. Master smaller hip movements like high knee holds, side leg raises, and glute kickbacks. Discover how to use hand-assisted squats to comfortably grease the groove before your main workout. Timestamps and Chapters: 0:00 The problem with stiff, achy hips 0:34 Why hips get stiff as we age 0:53 How strength training helps your hips 1:27 Step 1: Light aerobic activity 1:40 Step 2: Smaller hip movements 1:53 Exercise 1: High knee holds 2:10 Exercise 2: Side leg raise 2:24 Exercise 3: Glute kickbacks 2:47 Step 3: Hand assisted squats 3:42 How to fix pinching during squats 5:55 Your hip warm up summary -------- Any information provided on this channel is for general informational purposes and should not be used as a substitute for individualised medical advice. Please seek advice from your local healthcare professional before taking action on the information on this channel. See full policy on our site here - https://bemobile.physio/start-exercise-free