4 HIP REJUVENATOR

WHEN we sit for ages, our hip flexors – the muscles that connect the top of the leg to the lower back, hips and groin – are permanently flexed. This pulls on the vertebrae in the spine and increases the risk of a slipped disc. This exercise relaxes them.

KNEEL on your right knee and support weight with left leg, ensuring the foot and knee are in line.

RAISE your right arm and bend your torso sideways as far as you can over the left leg.

HOLD it there for 30 seconds and then straighten up again. Do this twice for each side.