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What is the psoas?
The psoas is your primary hip flexor, connecting your lumbar vertebrae to your femur, or thigh bone.
Why it’s important to work the psoas.
Many of us don’t actually havetight hipsbut rather hips that just feel tight due to weakness.
(Say what?!)
Simply stretching a muscle that doesn’t really need stretchingbut instead, strengtheningcan causeposturaland pain problems.
How to distinguish hip tightness from weakness.
Instead, you’ll get to enjoy mobile, pain-free hips!