The 5-Day Hip Freedom Challenge
Tight hips? Give them five days to move in ways they’ve probably forgotten.
Five guided sessions designed to improve how your hips bend, rotate and move, so squatting, sitting on the floor, training and everyday movement feel less restricted.
Mobility, stability and strength. Beginner-friendly. Just press play and follow along.
Start the challenge: $7.50/month$7.50/month for your first 3 months, then $15. Cancel anytime. 30-day guarantee.
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How tight are your hips, really?
Try thinking about these movements:
- Can you sit comfortably cross-legged without constantly changing position?
- Can you drop into a deep squat without your heels lifting or everything feeling cramped?
- Can you bring one knee toward your chest without the other leg wanting to follow?
- Does one hip rotate noticeably better than the other?
- Can you kneel, squat or sit on the floor without immediately looking for a chair?
- When you train, do your hips feel like they run out of movement before the rest of you does?
You might not walk around thinking: “My hips are tight.”
You notice it when you ask them to actually move.
And that's the problem this challenge works on.
Your hips are built to do much more than walk forward
Your hip is capable of moving in multiple directions. It bends. It extends. It moves out to the side. It moves inward. It rotates.
But most normal days use only a small part of that movement.
You can go years without sitting in a deep squat. Months without comfortably sitting on the floor. And most workouts repeatedly use the ranges you're already good at.
Then one day you try a deep squat, a wide stance or a simple floor position and think: “When did this get so difficult?”
That's why working on hip mobility means more than stretching one tight hip flexor.
One hip stretch can't train everything your hips need
You've probably seen the usual advice: “Tight hips? Stretch your hip flexors.”
So you hold a lunge. It feels good.
But your hips don't only move forward and backward.
If rotation is limited, another hip-flexor stretch doesn't directly address that. If you can reach a position but can't comfortably control it, simply stretching deeper isn't the whole answer either.
That's why IXLEAN combines three things:
Mobility, explore more of the movement available to your hips.
Stability, become more comfortable and controlled in those positions.
Strength, use the range instead of only passively stretching into it.
You don't need to work out which exercise belongs where.
We've already built the sessions.
Sebastian moves. You follow.
How it works
Move your hips in more than one direction
Each session works through different hip movements instead of repeating the same stretch every day.
Build control, not just flexibility
Getting further into a position isn't the only goal. The challenge also works on your ability to actively use the range you're developing.
Test it in movements you actually recognise
Squat. Sit cross-legged. Kneel. Bring your knee toward your chest. Move through your workouts. Those are better tests of your hips than how impressive a stretch looks.
Your 5 days
Day 1
Find your starting point
Explore flexion, extension and rotation through the hips and notice which directions feel easy, and which don't.
Day 2
Work on the ranges you're probably missing
Take your hips through different angles and positions that ordinary daily movement rarely asks for.
Day 3
Turn range into control
Build on the first two sessions with active movement so you're not relying only on passive stretching.
Day 4
Make your mobility useful
Combine range, stability and strength through increasingly complete hip movements.
Day 5
See what's changed
Put the previous four days together, then revisit your squat, floor sitting and other movements you noticed on Day 1.
This is for you if...
- Deep squats feel much less natural than they used to.
- Sitting comfortably on the floor is surprisingly difficult.
- One hip feels noticeably tighter than the other.
- Hip rotation feels limited.
- Your hips restrict positions you want to use in the gym, in yoga, on a run or in your sport.
- You've stretched your hip flexors repeatedly without feeling like you've solved the bigger problem.
- You want your mobility to be useful, not just impressive.
This isn't for you if...
- You have acute hip pain, an injury or a diagnosed condition that requires professional care.
- Hip movement causes sharp pain, catching or other concerning symptoms.
- You only want passive stretching.
- You're expecting extreme flexibility in five days.
We're not trying to get your foot behind your head.
We're trying to make squatting, rotating, kneeling and sitting on the floor feel more available again.
Led by
Sebastian Brosche
Two-time BJJ world champion. Black belt in BJJ and judo.
Every session is taught follow-along style.
Sebastian demonstrates each movement while you do it with him and guides you through the session from beginning to end.
No exercise lists to memorise. No guessing which part of your hips needs attention. No cobbling together six different mobility videos.
Press play. Follow along. Come back tomorrow.
Five days is only the beginning
The challenge is included with your IXLEAN membership. You also get:
6 complete programs
Structured programs for continuing your mobility and flexibility work.
26 guided sessions
Follow-along sessions for your hips, back, hamstrings and the rest of your body.
AIPT, your AI personal trainer
Helps plan your week and decide what to work on next.
The challenge gives you a place to start. IXLEAN gives you somewhere to go next.
Start for $7.50/month
$15/month$7.50/month
for your first 3 months. Then $15/month. Cancel anytime, even tomorrow.
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Try it for 30 days
Do the challenge. Re-test the movements that felt restricted on Day 1.
Then explore the rest of IXLEAN.
If you decide IXLEAN isn't for you within 30 days, reply to any of our emails and request a refund. No complicated forms.
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The honest answers
“I'm really inflexible. Is this too advanced?”
No.
You don't need flexible hips to start working on hip mobility.
You're not trying to match Sebastian's range. Start with the range you have and progress from there.
“I lift/run/cycle. Isn't that enough?”
Those activities can make you strong and fit without taking your hips through every direction they can move in.
This challenge complements your existing training by giving hip mobility dedicated attention.
“Can't I just stretch my hip flexors?”
You can, but your hips do much more than flex and extend.
The challenge works across multiple directions and combines mobility with active control rather than relying on one stretch.
“What if I miss a day?”
Continue when you can.
The structure encourages consistency; it isn't a punishment for missing Wednesday.
“What if I stop using it?”
Cancel.
There's no long-term commitment, and your first 30 days are covered by the guarantee.
You don't notice limited hip mobility while walking around.
You notice it when you squat. When you sit on the floor. When you rotate. When you train.
When your body asks your hips for a position... ...and your hips don't have much to give.
Give them five days of moving differently.
$7.50/month for your first 3 months · Cancel anytime · 30-day guarantee
Try it for 30 days. If it doesn't help, you don't pay.
That's the whole deal, in one sentence.
Join, do the challenge, use the sessions. If your body doesn't feel better within your first 30 days, we refund the full amount.
No forms, no questions. Email support@ixlean.com or just reply to any of our emails, and the money goes back where it came from.