“Adduction” refers to bringing parts of your body (in this case, your legs) toward your body’s midline. Think of adduction as “adding” a body part to your center. Your adductors consist of 5 muscles: ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." If you’re anything like me, your lower body and hips are perma-tight from sitting All. Day. Long.

Leg conditioning puts great importance on strengthening the inner thigh muscles. The Primary Exercises that work the hip adductor muscles are those that work on the inside of the thigh and thus should ...

Runners see a lot of different stretching poses, but are often confused on the best stretches to keep them healthy and ready for optimal performance. This ten-stretch program for runners was developed ...

Oftentimes, your hip abductors are the reason why your hips feel so tight. These muscles start to tense up if you sit too long at work, overuse them during exercise, or if you have poor posture — ...

When starting out on a workout schedule, many people complain of experiencing inner thigh soreness after squats. Well, when performed with sufficient intensity, squats can exert substantial demands on ...

A lot of runners will be familiar with the dreaded groin strain: a tenderness around the groin area or inner thigh that can feel like a sharp, twinging pain. Although not a serious injury, groin ...

How long do you spend each day sitting? Six hours? Eight? More? Dr Joey Masri, an orthopedic physical therapist, says that all this sitting could be making your hips stiff. “Lifestyle factors can ...