Stronger hips, stronger glutes better at walking and stairs!

As a physical therapist typically working with people with arthritis, hip weakness is one of the most common reasons I see people having pain and difficulty with activities like stairs and walking ☝

Stronger hips muscles can unlock so many activities and can decrease pain from knee, hip and back arthritis ✅

Especially when over 50 it is so incredibly vital to make sure you keep your hips strong. Here are 3⃣ examples of how to get started shown in this video

Repetitions are just suggestions and can be modified as needed. Use support to help prevent loss of balance and compensations as needed ⚠

Only move to the harder variations with a resistance band once you’ve mastered the movement without meaning no pain, no loss of balance and no significant pain or stiffness afterwards ☝

If you’re looking for more hip strengthening ideas and ways you can start building up your hip strength without making your joints mad I HIGHLY recommend giving the 3⃣ day FREE walking workout challenge a try.

You’ll get three follow along workouts that will help to open your eyes to how to strengthen the hips and the vital role strength plays in walking this is perfect for beginners and for those looking for some new movements! ✅

Link is in my profile or go to keeptheadventurealive.com/walking

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Not medical advice. Try at your own risk.