14/04/2026
If your hips feel tighter than they did five years ago, this is why.
It's not just age. It's not just that you need to stretch more.
There are three specific things happening and once you understand them, the solution becomes obvious.
First, you're sitting more than your body was designed for. Every hour you sit, your hip flexors shorten and your glutes switch off.
Over time that becomes your default position and no amount of occasional stretching fully undoes it.
Second, your hormones have shifted. Oestrogen keeps connective tissue supple. As it drops during perimenopause, your hips, joints and fascia all feel it.
That stiffness that appeared from nowhere, that's not weakness. That's hormonal change.
Third, you're missing the right kind of movement.
Stretching gives temporary relief. But without building strength through the full range of motion, the tightness always returns.
The reformer works your hips through their complete range under load.
Not passive stretching, active, controlled, progressive movement that builds both flexibility and the strength to hold it.
Members consistently tell us their hips feel completely different within weeks of starting.
This is exactly what we do at Flow Pilates in Chatham. 2 classes for £36, valid 14 days. New members only.
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