HIP STRENGTHENING 🧰 - Strengthening the hips is one of the most powerful yet often overlooked strategies for enhancing longevity and preserving functional independence as we age. The hips are the foundation of nearly every major movement, walking, climbing stairs, getting up from a chair, and even maintaining balance. Strong hip muscles, particularly the glutes, hip flexors, and stabilizers, reduce the risk of falls, which are a leading cause of injury in older adults. They also protect the spine and knees by ensuring proper alignment and absorbing impact during movement. Moreover, well-conditioned hips support better posture, improve mobility, and enable a more active lifestyle, which has a rippling effect on cardiovascular health, mental clarity, and emotional well-being. In essence, strong hips aren’t just about movement they’re about maintaining performance, vitality, and confidence well into later life. Movement Focus: 1: Hip adduction 2: Hip rotation 3: Hip flexion 4: Hi...