Why You Can't Sit Cross Legged (And How to Fix It)

Summary by Krater

Matt Hsu explains how to improve hip mobility to sit comfortably cross-legged on the floor, detailing the anatomy of the hip joint and demonstrating exercises using yoga blocks and dumbbells.

From the video

Answers: How can I improve my hip mobility to sit cross-legged?

• hip mobility
• sitting cross-legged
• anatomy of the hip joint
• inner thigh strengthening
• outer hip strengthening
• butterfly stretch

Exercises

• butterfly stretch · yoga block · 5 reps
• criss-cross applesauce stretch · yoga block · 3 reps
• butterfly stretch with dumbbells · dumbbells · 5 reps

What it concludes

• Your bones do not move themselves; muscles are what control bone position.
• Practice makes close to permanent because whatever your muscles get used to is what they will just do.
• Slow is safe and fast is foolish when training hip mobility.