01/04/2026
Wednesday Wisdom:
We will be posting on Wednesdays giving some information, general tips and advice on things such as exercises, recovery techniques and general health and wellbeing.
Our first post is from our amazing Sports Massage Therapist Evie, who we have to congratulate on recently completing her Level 4 Sports Massage training!
Here is a message from Evie:
As a runner and yoga enthusiast, pigeon pose is the stretch I get a lot of relief from.
A deep, hip opening yoga posture, that targets the glutes, deeper glute muscles and hip muscles while helping with back flexibility.
Doing pigeon pose every morning for 30 seconds each side, is a habit I’ve made, and I can see my running improving by improving my hip range of movement.
If you want a pose to help with hip, glute tightness- this is the one for you!
Start from Downward facing dog, bring your left knee forward and down towards your wrists, then bring your foot to the opposing wrist- aim for your shin roughly parallel to the front of the mat.
Extend the right leg straight back, ensuring it is in line with the left hip.
Kew your hips square, use a block under your left glute if needed.
Start with your torso up right, the. After a deep breath, slowly lower your chest to the floor walking your hands forward towards move deeper into the pose.
Hold for 30 seconds to 1 minute then swap to the other side.
During the swap over, spend some time in downward facing dog and walk out the legs before moving onto the other side.
