Episode 5 - Hip Opening Sequence - 2 | Yoga for Mobility & Flexibility | Advanced poses and Asanas On a physical level, performing hip openers gently and over time starts to open up the over 20 muscles that cross the hip. These include the collection of inner thigh muscles, known as the adductors as well as the collection of thigh muscles known as the abductors, the hop flexors in front, deep lateral rotators in the back, and more. Here are 5 more Hip opening exercises that you can do to improve