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What happens if you don’t exercise your hip flexors
Here are a few problems that relate to tight hip flexors:
Bulging belly:
Your hip flexors pull abdominal muscles (belly) downwards. The
abdominal muscles, on the other hand, try to pull your abs up. A good
balance between these two sets of muscles will result in a flat and
lean belly.
The problem is, if the flexors aren’t flexible enough their pull will be
stronger, which means more weight will be pulled down and out.
Resulting in a noticeable belly.
It’s like when you play tug of war with dog. If you are both equally
matched, the rope goes back and forth, and stays generally in the
same place. However, if you’re playing with a puppy and you’re much
stronger, you can end up pulling the rope towards you and out of your
puppy’s mouth. This is like what happens when your stiff, non-elastic
hip flexors will not ‘compromise’ in their pull. That will lead to a
bulging belly because they will overpower your abs.
Back pain:
Apart from a bulging belly, the pulling flexors will also strain your back
muscles. If you don’t engage in the right type of exercise, that work to
balance the two sets of muscles, you will suffer from constant back
pain. I know I did.
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