How to Improve Your Squat Series #2 Knee, Hip Mobility and Coordination

This video is Series#2 of "How to Improve Your Squat" video series. If you haven't watched the first one (Ankle Mobility), here's a link: • How to Improve Your Sq...
In this video, I'm showing 2 exercises to improve: 1)flexibility/mobility of Hip and Knee and 2)coordination of hip and knee.
In order to improve squat, you will need to improve all individual parts involved in squat: ankle, knee, hip, spine. And, more importantly, you will need to improve coordination and integration of all these parts as no parts work in isolation during squat. They all work together. Thus, even though you have excellent mobility and flexibility of all body parts, you can still have difficulty with squat if you can't coordinate all those parts well together.
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[@yarazooom]

Taro, I started incorporating this 'baby-movement' into my daily routine about 6 months ago. with many injuries fron dance career, my scoliosis in hips was making my vertebra dislocate with huge muscle spasm. repeating this for 6 months every 24 hours has overcome the scoliosis-tendency for spasms & uneven strain on all muscles in Lowe back & legs. I think Mr. Feldenkrais has many secrets that you are sharing. humanity is better for it. myself included. I started studying Feldenkrais in 1973 as part of dance instruction to 'unlearn' ballet training. it took 8 years to get my toes to point forward again when I walked. the dreaded ballet duck walking. still learning to be more human 50 years later. thank you for sharing.

[@TaroIwamoto]

Good for you, incorporating this into your daily routine, and sticking to it for 6 months!!

[@barbaracarbone4658]

Boy, these look like they could really help my hip mobility!! Thanks Taro!

[@pvspeaks]

Awesome movements for hip and knee. Thank you for making movement fun and for your wonderful explanations. Please make similar videos for all joint mobility.

[@lostgurl1379]

Looks like it's, also, good for the hips. 👍

[@verrenus]

Really helpful…thanks

[@kulyashiraliyeva1948]

Awesome

[@kmsm832]

Your exercises are wonderful. Will try and let you know soon

[@johnniefernandez407]

Thank you,

[@chmolack]

Great video Taro. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with everyone. This video was by far the hardest one to keep up with. I have really tight hips and I’m not at all flexible. The move where you grab both ankles lying on your back and switching your knees from inside to outside is impossible for me. Is it ok to use a resistance band to grab onto to do this movement? I would be placing the band over both feet and grabbing both ends of the band on the outsides of my ankles. Seems to make this exercise easier but not sure if it’s effective. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

[@ihori779]

Thanks for a wonderful explanation. I feel like I have found the direction where to go to regain the bygone flexibility :)

[@TaroIwamoto]

Thank you. Retraining movement patterns is a key to regain flexibility and strength safely and more effectively.

[@ihori779]

@@TaroIwamoto Actually my nowadays problem is knee-joints that became bad now. So I hope your exercises for primary squats and and of these from this video now will be rather helpful.

[@TaroIwamoto]

@@ihori779 yes many struggle with squatting because of knee pain. Practicing these movement patterns in a non weightbearing position can be very helpful I think.

[@tracyheath6076]

I did both part 1 and 2 and can see quite a bit more flexibility. (The real reason for wanting to be more flexible is so I can be better at shoot the duck and limbo when I am at the rollerskating rink....really) ; can't let those whipper snappers beat this 58 year old now can we?

[@Prefontaine1339]

Thanks for making this! What do you recommend if I don't have the flexibility for the on the back movements? I tried even grabbing my sock but it was a real struggle to get my leg up high enough as I was moving it in and out.

[@TaroIwamoto]

Thank you for leaving the comment. I recommend you hold onto your shin using both hands and move your knee inside and outside knee.

[@Prefontaine1339]

@@TaroIwamoto Awesome thank you!

[@TaroIwamoto]

@@Prefontaine1339 You are welcome! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@graceenstine1486]

If you have tight psoas muscles should you do the inhibiting muscle exercise first before you start the squat exercises?

[@TaroIwamoto]

it wont hurt to try that

[@patrycjastachowska8469]

Thank you so much. I want a skeleton like yours. Any advice where can I get it. Thank you.

[@TaroIwamoto]

i got it on amazon.

[@miadorsey2168]

Hey Taro, while doing the side to side and circular hip motions using my left left was painful do you have any recommendations on how that can be improved? Your help is greatly appreciated 🙏.

[@miadorsey2168]

Its like it's stuck

[@TaroIwamoto]

you could try similar movement in a different orientation like hands and knees position, that might help

[@kathleenchapman5300]

Interesting when I am on all fours and moving my hips to my heels, there is a big decrease in range when I tuck my toes under - any ideas?

[@TaroIwamoto]

if you pay attention to your thighs and hips when you tuck your toes under, you will notice your hips flex more. So it may appear as if your range decreases, but there is actually no change as you start with more hip flexion. Does that make sense?

[@kathleenchapman5300]

@@TaroIwamoto I will pay attention and let you know how I go . I really appreciate you taking time to post your videos 🙏

[@2fastnfurious4u]

what if left side is much more restricted

[@TaroIwamoto]

asymmetry is natural and expected, so you can spend more time on your left side

[@pameladeines5353]

Kind of complicated and takes effort. Will be worth it Im sure.

[@drsansanyi716]

please helo me i am suffer knee @ hip pain a lot.I follow your ex but not improve

[@drsansanyi716]

Now a little improve your instruction exercises and thanks a lot

[@drsansanyi716]

my right knee is not band up to only 60degree. so what should to do@ what exe that i can do to get zeo degree band of my right knee.