Workout Routine

Hip and Lower Back Rehab

by blepboi

A low-impact hip and lower back strengthening routine that mimics physical therapy's approach. The routine is designed to improve posture, muscle balance, and support for the lower back and hips. There is an additional stretching routine that can be done after each workout.

**This routine is not medical advice.

Notes:

  1. Equipment: resistance bands, chair, dumbells, swiss (yoga) ball.
  2. Individual exercises are mainly split into sides, when you see 6 sets, each set is per side.
  3. "Warm-up" is for any warm-up type exercise (preference for low-impact, like biking, elliptical, etc.)
  4. Days 1, 3, 5, and 7 are the main hip and lower back rehab workouts. The rest, 2, 4 and 6, are designed as low-impact strength training for the rest of the body and can be deleted if you prefer to only do the "rehab" workouts.
  5. Each workout can be done 1xWeek (7 days), or you can do a four / three split, with rest days after each group (total of 9 days). (Day 1: 1, Day 2: 2, Day 3: 3, Day 4: 4, Day 5: REST, Day 6: 5, Day 7: 6, Day 8: 7, Day 9: REST, and then start back at Day 1...)

Workouts

1 - Hip Strength & Stability

warmup

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
120 sec

warmup

1 sets

Banded Clamshells

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Banded Clamshells

6 sets

Lying Leg Lifts

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Lying Leg Lifts

6 sets

Heel Slides

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Heel Slides

6 sets

Bridges w/TA Contraction

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
30 sec
2
12
30 sec
3
12
60 sec

Bridges w/TA Contraction

3 sets

Side-lying Adduction

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
0 sec

Side-lying Adduction

6 sets

3 - Core & Mobility

warmup

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
120 sec

warmup

1 sets

dead bugs

Set
Reps
Rest time
1
24
60 sec
2
24
60 sec
3
24
60 sec

dead bugs

3 sets

Reverse Banded Clamshells

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Reverse Banded Clamshells

6 sets

pelvic tilt

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
60 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
60 sec

pelvic tilt

3 sets

bird dog crunches

Set
Reps
Rest time
1
24
60 sec
2
24
60 sec
3
24
60 sec

bird dog crunches

3 sets

Yoga Ball Hamstring Curl

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
60 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec

Yoga Ball Hamstring Curl

3 sets

5 - Strength & Stability

warmup

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
120 sec

warmup

1 sets

Banded Monster Walks

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
1
60 sec
2
1
60 sec
3
1
60 sec

Banded Monster Walks

3 sets

Banded Side Walks (bent)

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
1
60 sec
2
1
60 sec
3
1
60 sec

Banded Side Walks (bent)

3 sets

Banded Side Walks (straight)

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
1
60 sec
2
1
60 sec
3
1
60 sec

Banded Side Walks (straight)

3 sets

Seated External Rotaion (banded)

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Seated External Rotaion (banded)

6 sets

Standing Band Adductions

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
0 sec

Standing Band Adductions

6 sets

7 - Core & Mobility (Mixed)

warmup

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
120 sec

warmup

1 sets

Banded Clamshells

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Banded Clamshells

6 sets

Heel Slides

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
60 sec

Heel Slides

6 sets

Bridges w/TA Contraction

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
60 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
60 sec

Bridges w/TA Contraction

3 sets

Seated Yoga Ball Rollouts

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
60 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
60 sec

Seated Yoga Ball Rollouts

3 sets

Side-lying Adduction

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
12
0 sec
2
12
60 sec
3
12
0 sec
4
12
60 sec
5
12
0 sec
6
12
0 sec

Side-lying Adduction

6 sets

Stretching Routine

Hip Flexor Stretch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
0 sec
2
0 sec
3
0 sec
4
0 sec

Hip Flexor Stretch

4 sets

Supine Piriformis Stretch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
0 sec
2
0 sec
3
0 sec
4
0 sec

Supine Piriformis Stretch

4 sets

Lying Knee to Chest Stretch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
0 sec
2
10 sec
3
0 sec
4
10 sec

Lying Knee to Chest Stretch

4 sets

Standing Quad Stretch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
0 sec
2
0 sec
3
0 sec
4
0 sec

Standing Quad Stretch

4 sets

Toe Touch Stretch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10 sec
2
10 sec
3
10 sec

Toe Touch Stretch

3 sets

Chest Opener Stretch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10 sec
2
10 sec
3
10 sec

Chest Opener Stretch

3 sets