Stop Trying To Fix Anterior Pelvic Tilt

In this video, I explain why you should stop trying to fix anterior pelvic tilt.

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0:00 Intro 
0:21 What Is Anterior Pelvic Tilt?
1:54 Why is Anterior Pelvic Tilt Supposedly Problematic?
3:00 You Don’t Need To Fix Anterior Pelvic Tilt
6:25 Does That Mean Anterior Pelvic Tilt Never Matters?
7:18 What If You Want To Change For Aesthetic Reasons?
8:18 What If Exercises Helped You?
8:49 Final Thoughts About Anterior Pelvic Tilt

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Disclaimer: The information presented is not intended as medical advice or to be a substitute for medical counseling but is intended for entertainment purposes only. If you are experiencing pain, please seek the appropriate healthcare professional.

[MrCharrrles]

I have apt quite severely and I can say that it's definitely something that needs fixing. It's very uncomfortable for me to walk or stand for any length of time.

[Richard.Atkinson]

I’m not sure where I come down on this, but your first point is definitely irrelevant. That’s like saying being overweight/obese is “normal” just because 70% of the country has this problem. It doesn’t prove that it’s not pathologic, just that it is common.

[zachariahgee]

For anyone with symptoms of anterior pelvic tilt: Run for the hills from this video. You absolutely need to fix it if it's beyond the normal range (healthy humans do have a slight anterior tilt). This will fix your low back tightness and inability to walk or run long distances.

[aqiyl]

Wow! I can't believe this video. It is like you are working for the man. I found information about anterior pelvic tilt and corrected it simply with exercises to strengthen my glutes and lower abs. My tightness in my hamstrings and calves went away and not I have crazy flexibility and can touch my palms to the ground doing a forward bend. My anterior pelvic tilt was encouraging me to hyper extend my knees backwards, and my hyper extension of my knees backwards was encouraging me to have an anterior pelvic tilt. My legs feel much more explosive now after correcting the issue.

[EpicRev]

For me, the anterior tilt doesn't mean the lower back arch is going away but rather what muscle groups help support the back. A severe tilt no doubt means you are putting way too much strain on hip flex and lower back muscles. I rather use by core front along with strong glutes to eliminate the the worked lower back muscles. The core is designed to be the marathon muscle group, not the lower back. I'm 65 and I started following this philosophy 10 years and I can play Pickleball and Golf 5 times a week without any lower back/butt pain with no stiffness. Doesn't hurt to try. My wife is looking for spine surgery for her spondylitis. PT is helping but if you really want to watch a field of doctors that disagree this is the field. Just listened to a podcast of 15 spine surgeons all zooming at the same time. You get 15 different opinions plus you get another 15 different procedures. It's an absolute trainwreck... Zero consensus in the spine field.

[Croncookie]

3:00. Just because it’s common, dosent mean it’s normal

[SparklyHorns]

no world class athlete has anterior pelvic tilt for a reason.

i was not in pain, but i had very limited mobility/flexibility which directly hinders my explosive athletic potential.

over 18 months of dedicated training, i have a neutral tilt and FULL ROM. i can move like my toddlers, and all measurables increased A LOT, no need to mention my back just doesn’t “not hurt” but it feels good.

sure it’s not “bad” if it doesn’t hurt or inhibit a modern seditary lifestyle, but i’m not buying at all the denial of benefits of a properly aligned skeletal/muscular system

[willwilliams]

I will say stretching my hip flexors and doing glute bridges helped my back pain

[NightTimeDay]

Thank you! I have no side effects from my slight anterior pelvic tilt and was misinformed that this was something I had to concern myself with. It helps me to focus on more pressing concerns (like my shoulders). I also liked the way you spoke on studies and the history of the research.

Thank you!

[fernandoharo]

I agree with this video, I have super strong abs and very very strong glutes I'm a power lifter and I have zero back Pain I've been told my pelvis is pushed forward and needs fixing, I have zero problems and my body is extremely fit, these people literally tried hooking me up with physiotherapy for no reason, I'm glad I bumped into this video

[aloncarmelly]

I really liked this video. I can say that I use to "demonize" the Anterior Pelvic Tilt because I somehow thought i am doing something wrong. Maybe because forces me to activate some muscles that eventually causes fatigue. One thing i can say is that when I tilt my pelvis it feels major but looking at the mirror it looks natural and it immediately helps my neck relax.

[strelkovv]

Okay, but the thing is you said it's "normal" you could technically call everything that drinking alcohol is normal, smoking is normal and so on, so it becomes a standard pushed by those who cannot fix it 😃

[kevinherman]

Extreme Anterior pelvis tilt make you stomach pop out when its actually quite flat for athetics alone Im going to fix it.

[shaunshupert]

I'm assuming there's an acceptable and less-than-acceptable range. Would there be an angle above which APT does cause other issues?

[lexroet]

The biggest problem is that a lot of people have poor control over the hips. A simple way to check that is by just moving the hips and see how easy it is to keep a normal relaxed breathing pattern. Some might even notice that they stop breathing while moving.

[RealVanilla]

Working on my APT has all correlations to the pain and restrictions I have. I'm not trying to fix it, rather I'm helping relieve my tension.

[sayanbiswas_sports]

Absolutely legend. Finally i saw your video first❤

[jelcroospockt]

Im going crazy. I had bad posture and have been focusing so much on it that i don't even know what my posture is anymore.

[rbgz]

I'm confused..how can this tilt not be a bad thing? When I walk around all day without thinking about posture and being in an anterior pelvic tilt, I end up having an incredible amount of sciaitica pain (where pain radiates down the outside of my right thigh and my toes get numb)... but when I keep correcting my posture and don't walk around with this tilt, I don't have these problems...

[hughieiv]

Man I had it from driving. Couldn’t barely function for a week until my buddy told me to look it up. Did like 3 different stretches and immediately started getting back to normal. I also have some injuries that could’ve contributed and I was pretty sedentary for a long rides. But for me, it was like finding a missing puzzle piece. Pain around my lower back if I can remember correctly which I was trying to stretch but couldn’t really…didn’t realize my front tendon or whatever had shortened, and they said to practice tightening my abs and butt even when I’m just chilling. I’ve never had it since. Once in a great while do a couple of the weird exercises but I haven’t been sitting that long since either. The one that felt most effective was putting my foot up on the couch or something, and lunging forward on to one knee just barely touching the ground. While simultaneously tightening my abs, I could feel the front tendon in my right leg stretching.