(Health-NewsWire.Net, May 26, 2015 ) San Francisco, CA -- The hip joint is one of the most flexible joints in the body. The hip muscles are used for movement and stability. Tight hip flexors affect athletic performance and posture. Barry Lavis demonstrates how to keep the hip flexors flexible with stretches using the WOD Nation resistance band. Anyone can sustain injuries brought about by tight hip flexors. It can start as a discomfort but may progress to a serious injury that may cause many weeks to heal.
Keeping the hip flexors strong through proper stretching prevents them from getting tight and minimizing the risk of injury and pain. Athletes, especially those who do a lot of sprinting, kicking, and running are prone to hip flexor injuries. Even non-athletes can suffer from tight hip flexors if they sit for long periods of time.
In the video, Lavis emphasizes quality rather than quantity of stretches. The first thing to remember is to choose the exercise band with the resistance level suited to the individual's physical condition. It is easy to choose from the WOD Nation resistance bands because they are color-coded according to resistance levels. The red bands are the lightest with 10-35 lbs. of resistance while the blue ones have 65-175 lbs. of resistance. These resistance bands can also be used in combination.
Lavis demonstrates an easy-to-follow tutorial on how to stretch the hip properly. He shows how important it is to let the resistance band do its work while the athlete relaxes. Relaxing the muscle is important in this kind of stretching because keeping them tight will not let the band do its work. The hip flexor stretches are done in a few minutes and does not take too much energy nor effort. They consist of only ten repetitions per leg and those are enough to prepare for a workout or training session.
WOD Nation resistance bands are light and portable. It can be used at home, at the gym, and even at the office. And as the video shows, it does not take a lot of time to stretch the hips flexors using a resistance band but it is one way to keep the hip flexible and less prone to injury.
About WOD Nation
WOD Nation is a United States based company that provides workout gear to elite athletes. All of the company's fitness products are rigorously tested by athletes around the world to ensure they meet the demands of intense exercise programs. WOD Nation's website can be found at http://wodnationgear.com.
