What Is Hip Hinging?

Hip hinge is a sagittal plane movement where the hips are the axis of rotation between a neutral lumbopelvic segment and a femur (your thigh).

Why is hip hinging important?

The Importance of Maintaining A Healthy Hip Hinge in Apex NC

The hip hinge is essentially limiting the movement potential of the entire system to having all flexion and extension driven from the hip joint. The goal is to have the spine stay neutral throughout the entire movement.

What is an example of a hip hinge movement?

When we bend to pick something up off the floor, when we bend to sit in a chair, when we bend to stand up from a chair. We do it so often that we often overlook the important parts of this hip hinge pattern and what it can do for us.