The hip is a major weight-bearing joint in the body and is responsible for many functional activities such as walking and running, sitting and standing, and climbing stairs. By keeping your hips strong and mobile, hip pain can quickly be eliminated and you can return to normal activity.

Here are some basic exercises to help keep your hips strong and mobile. Remember to check with your doctor, physical therapist, or health care provider to ensure that you are healthy enough to exercise.

These exercises should be performed once per day to maintain strength and flexibility of the hips. When the exercises start to feel easy, you can perform two to three sets of each exercise to challenge the hip muscles and to further improve the strength and mobility of the hips. You may also wish to try more advanced hip strengthening exercises.

Advanced hip strengthening exercises.

1. Hip Squeeze for Groin Strengthening
2. Straight Leg Raise
3. Side Leg Raise
4. Hip Rotation Stretch
5. Ball Bridges
6. Hip Hikers
7. When your pelvis is raised up, hold the position for two seconds.