Your hips are trying to tell you something.
Understanding Pelvic Tilt, Hip Mobility & Stability
Tight hips? Limited mobility? Wondering why certain movements feel harder than others?
Your hips and pelvis influence more than you might realize. From the way you stand and walk to how you bend, stretch, and exercise, understanding how these areas work together can help you move with greater awareness and confidence.
Join Function Pilates founder Vanessa Kelly for an educational, movement-based workshop exploring anterior and posterior pelvic tilt, hip flexibility, core strength, and pelvic stability.
No Pilates experience necessary. Learn at your own pace, from anywhere.
Video Workshop + Downloadable PDF Companion Guide
Your Hips Might Need More Than Another Stretch.
You’ve stretched your hip flexors. You’ve tried opening your hips. Maybe you’ve even incorporated mobility exercises into your daily routine.
But you’re still wondering why certain movements feel tight, stiff, or restricted.
Here’s something worth understanding: Hip mobility is only one piece of the puzzle.
Your pelvis, spine, and surrounding muscles work together to create movement. Flexibility, strength, stability, and coordination all contribute to how comfortably and confidently you move.
Rather than focusing on stretching alone, this workshop helps you explore how your body moves and introduces exercises that address multiple aspects of hip function.
Because understanding your hips is just as important as moving them.
Understand Your Hips.
Transform How You Approach Movement.
Whether you’re new to exercise or already have an established movement routine, this workshop will help you develop a deeper understanding of your hips and pelvis.
01 | Understand Pelvic Tilt
Explore anterior and posterior pelvic tilt, how your pelvis moves, and the relationship between pelvic positioning and spinal movement.
02 | Improve Hip Mobility
Discover stretches and movements designed to encourage flexibility and a comfortable range of motion through your hips.
03 | Explore Muscle Tension
Learn gentle release techniques that may help reduce feelings of tightness through the muscles surrounding your hips.
04 | Activate Supporting Muscles
Develop greater awareness of how your abdominals, glutes, hip flexors, and other muscles contribute to movement.
05 | Build Strength & Stability
Practice exercises designed to strengthen your core and hips while improving pelvic control and coordination.
06 | Move With Greater Awareness
Learn to recognize differences in mobility and strength between sides and explore movements that work for your individual body.
A Closer Look at What You’ll Explore
This workshop combines foundational education with guided movement exercises to help you better understand your hips and pelvis.
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Build a foundation for understanding how your hips, pelvis, and spine work together.
You’ll explore anterior and posterior pelvic tilt, the importance of mobility and stability, and how to approach the exercises throughout the workshop.
Includes:
Welcome & Workshop Overview
Understanding Your Pelvis: Anterior & Posterior Tilt
Hip Mobility vs. Stability
Before You Begin: Your Guide to the Workshop
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Explore targeted exercises that encourage mobility, flexibility, muscular activation, and pelvic control.
You’ll work through five exercise categories:
Release & Restore: Gentle self-massage techniques.
Stretch & Mobilize: Hamstring, glute, and abdominal stretches.
Activate & Connect: Exercises to encourage muscular engagement.
Strengthen & Stabilize: Controlled movements focused on pelvic positioning and core stability.
Open & Integrate: Hip-opening stretches to explore flexibility and movement.
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Explore exercises focused on improving hip flexibility, abdominal engagement, glute strength, and pelvic stability. Through targeted stretching and strengthening, you’ll develop greater awareness and control over how your hips and pelvis move.
This section includes two exercise categories:
Stretch & Release: Improve flexibility, ease muscular tension, and encourage greater mobility through the hips and surrounding muscles.
Strengthen & Stabilize: Build strength through the glutes, abdominals, and hip flexors while developing greater pelvic stability, core engagement, and movement control.
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Bring everything together with practical reminders for continuing your movement practice.
Learn how to revisit the exercises, recognize your body’s individual needs, and incorporate what you’ve learned into everyday movement.
Everything You Need to Get Started
This isn’t just a collection of stretches. It’s a guided learning experience designed to help you understand your body and put that knowledge into practice.
On-Demand Video Workshop
Learn directly from Vanessa Kelly through educational videos and guided exercise demonstrations.
Targeted Movement Exercises
Explore release techniques, stretches, muscle activation, and strengthening exercises for the hips and pelvis.
Downloadable PDF Companion Guide
Follow along with exercise instructions, muscle focus, key reminders, and educational references you can revisit anytime.
Learn at Your Own Pace
Move through the workshop on your schedule, pause when needed, and return to exercises whenever you’d like.
You Don’t Have to Be a Pilates Expert to Understand Your Body.
This workshop is designed for anyone curious about improving their hip mobility, strength, and movement awareness.
It’s especially helpful if you:
Frequently experience tight or stiff hips.
Want to improve flexibility and mobility.
Are curious about anterior and posterior pelvic tilt.
Want to develop greater strength and stability through your hips and core.
Notice differences in movement or flexibility between sides.
Enjoy Pilates, fitness, dance, or other physical activities.
Want to better understand how your body moves.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced mover, there’s something to learn about the way your hips function.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Not at all! This workshop is designed for people of all movement backgrounds, including complete beginners. Vanessa explains the concepts and demonstrates the exercises so you can follow along at your own pace.
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The workshop includes stretches, release techniques, and strengthening exercises that may help improve flexibility and reduce feelings of muscular tightness.
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Most exercises require minimal equipment. You’ll primarily need an exercise mat, a tennis or massage ball, a chair or stable seated surface, an open wall, and enough space to move comfortably.
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Yes! The workshop is on-demand, allowing you to work through the lessons at your own pace and revisit exercises as needed.
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Yes! You’ll receive a PDF companion guide featuring exercise instructions, muscle focus, movement reminders, and educational information to reference throughout the workshop.
Ready to understand
what your hips are
trying to tell you?
Your hips are involved in nearly everything you do.
Whether you’re looking to improve flexibility, build strength, or simply better understand how your body moves, this workshop gives you the knowledge and exercises to get started.