2 Minutes For Stretching

After 10 years of training over 10,000 hockey players, I have NEVER met one who didn't have tight hip flexors.

And I wouldn't expect anything different.

The hip flexors are the main muscles you use to drive your knees forward while skating.

They work hard with every stride you take and start to tighten up quickly after just a few weeks of the season.

This tightness is made worse by the fact that players spend the majority of their day sitting in school, in the car or in front of the computer.


So why is hip flexor tightness a problem?

Because it is the #1 cause of low back pain in young hockey players.


The hip flexor muscles attach on the front of the upper leg and connect to the lower back. As the hip flexor muscles tighten up, they pull on the lower back.

The pull of the hip flexors leads to irritation in the muscles and joints of the lower back, which ultimately leads to back pain.

The solution to this problem is simple:

Stretch Your Hip Flexors!

Don't wait until you feel sore...

Don't wait until your back starts to hurt...

I guarantee you that your hip flexors could use a great stretch right now!

Taking two minutes for hockey-specific stretching can help you avoid a season of back pain.


That's a pretty easy decision to make.


Until next time,

Kim