08/07/2026
Hips feeling tight after a busy summer?
The wall sit helped wake up the muscles that support your knees. Now let’s move up the chain.
The bowler squat is one of our favorite exercises for building hip strength and control, whether you’re on vacation or recovering once you’re back home.
Here’s how to do it:
• Stand on one leg and lightly hold a wall or countertop for balance
• Reach the opposite leg behind you as you hinge forward at your hip
• Reach toward a target placed just outside your standing foot
• Return to standing and repeat for 2 sets of 10 reps
Keep the movement slow and controlled. The goal is to let your hip do the work, not to see how far you can reach.
Follow along... we’ve got one more exercise coming to help calm sore feet from plantar fasciitis.