Lower back, hips, knees and ankles
Low Lunge: Short Stance
A shorter step reduces the stretch intensity, making hip flexor opening more accessible while still delivering meaningful mobility benefits for your hips and spine.
Hip Mobility30 to 60 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Chair support
- Blocks
- Blanket under back knee
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Low Lunge Twist: Classic
- Low Lunge Twist: Hand on Thigh
- Low Lunge: Back Knee Padding
- Low Lunge: Classic
- Low Lunge: Movement
- Low Lunge: Supported Chair
- Low Lunge: With Blocks
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
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