Hips and Butt of Steel

Well, maybe not of steel, but definitely stronger. Ever since the Lake Samammish Half Marathon Half Marathon hip pain incident, I've been doing a medley of hip exercises and although I have linked to a professional video of these exercises before, I thought it would be fun to show a video of me doing some of the exercises.

I like these moves because they work the whole hip/butt region and who doesn't like a firm tush?! I've been doing these exercises a couple times a week and haven't felt any hip pain since the race. They also serve as a good warm ups before a run. The real test of my hip/butt strength will be running on a gravel surface similar to the race course. So, enjoy!

Hip Exercises for Runners part 1 from Megan Fay on Vimeo.

Hip Exercises for Runners part 2 from Megan Fay on Vimeo.