Sitting and getting stiffer

[brian]

Bill:

What do you recommend to your clients that have a desk job, resulting in tight psoas muscles?

Directing traffic is not an option.

I try to walk and stretch from time to time. Would a foot stool help?


Thx

brian

[Bill Hartman]

You are correct to get up as much as possible.

My current favorite stretch is an isometric lunge. You get the benefit of stretching the hip flexors with static contraction which can also increase strength and strength endurance. Start at 15 sec and work up to a minute 3-4 times a day.

You'll also want to add some form of dynamic lunging to your pre-workout warm-up or the workout itself to develop some dynamic flexibility at speed. Tempo sprinting (60-70% effort) can do the same.

The foot stool would reinforce tightness so I wouldn't recommend it.

Hope that helps.

Bill Hartman, HARTMAN certified since yesterday