A “Bread + Butter” Hip Routine for Staying Pain-Free over 50
No Cirque du Soleil moments here. Just bread-and-butter (sorry, gluten-free peeps 😉) exercises… tried, true, and trustworthy… the kind that actually deliver the results you expect when you invest your time and money into something.
Hip exercises everyone over 50 should be doing to stay pain-free and active
Here’s the truth: you can’t achieve the rebalancing effects of Happy Hips by going to a generic exercise class… or doing a few “hip openers” in a yoga flow.
And listen , I love a good flow as much as anybody.
Flow Pilates, flow yoga, heck… even a great marching, pumping fitness class.
But if you want next-level fitness, the kind that fixes your body instead of wrecking it, you need something more specific.
You need a targeted series of exercises designed to strengthen the muscles around the hip joint and pelvis.
Because a specific 20-minute sequence, done with precision and awareness, a few times a week can deliver profound results… often within a short period. Sometimes immediately.
That’s the incentive.
And I know you’ve done exercises where you’re thinking:
Am I doing this right?
Is this even working?
How long do I do it? How hard do I push?
If you’ve ever given up… or even “pretended” to do them while knowing deep down they weren’t helping … you are not alone.
Inside this series, you’ll learn how to set yourself up for success.
You’ll learn how to position your body to actually target the right muscles.
Then you’ll learn how to feel the muscle contraction.
Yes … and you’ll probably feel cramps at first.
That’s normal. Those muscles have been on vacation… and they don’t want to do their jobs. 😅
But within a relatively short period of time, they’ll be (sorry for the pun) eating out of the palm of your hand… joining the team, supporting your movement, and creating smooth, strong mechanics that make your hips…
Happy.
You can get started right away with the 5-class series.
Classes are short and sweet, no longer than 20 minutes.
Class 1: a 10-minute warm-up (I suggest doing this before any class), getting blood flowing through a cardiovascular warm-up is essential for mobility and strength.
Classes 2–5: each class combines exercises that train the six movements of the hip joint:
flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation.
Now… that may sound like Greek right now.
But I promise, by the end of the series, you’ll understand what every one of those movements means, which ones are missing in your hips, and exactly how to restore them.
Because when we know better… we do better.
And nobody ever taught you this stuff before. And it’s never too late to learn.
Happy Hips gives you agency so you can start planning that spring hike in the Rockies… pickleball in Nassau… or just walking your pup around the block with strength and confidence.
My goal is to support you in moving with wisdom, grace, and grit.
Sign up for Happy Hips and get started right away!