18 Hip Flexor Stretches For Beautiful Inverts

18 Hip Flexor Stretches For Beautiful Inverts
Gorgeous inverts are basically the ice cream sprinkles of the aerial world. They just have a way of adding that extra punch to a performance or sequence. If you want to up your invert game, hip flexor stretches are the way to do it. Limber hip flexors will not only lead to beautiful inverts, but also increase overall flexibility (while also decreasing your chances of injury). Beautiful inverts are something every aerialist is continuously working on — either to improve them or maintain them. However, we guarantee if you spend half an hour every day cycling through these 18 stretches, you’ll see a noticeable difference in your flexibility and inverts within 30 days. 1. Butterflies 2. Head to knee 3. Pigeon pose 4. Frogs 5. Seated straddle For an extra stretch, try using a power training band. It’s great for getting you over flexibility plateaus. 6. Hip crossover stretches 7. Wide squats 8. Happy baby 9. Lizards 10. Downward dog split 11. Couch stretch 12. Figure 4s 13. Spidermans 14. Knee to chest 15. Bridges 16. Lunges 17. Firelogs 18. Bow Pose Challenge yourself to do these stretches for 30 minutes every day for one month. Don’t put it off until next month, next week or even tomorrow. Start today! And don’t forget to let us know if these stretches made a difference in your inverts. Original article and pictures take http://artisticaerial.com/2015/03/18-hip-flexor-stretches-beautiful-inverts/ site