Yoga like Tai Chi can challenge your balance. Here is a simple routine that deliberately tests your balance and also strives to strengthen the mobility of your hips. This is a sequence that comes from one that Olga Kabel put together. To see more about her work visit her website.

Do this routine every day

Marching in place

Starting Position: Tadasana

Inhale: Raise one knee.

Exhale: Slowly lower your knee in time with your breath.  Place your foot softly down on the earth as you complete your exhale.

Repeat 3 times alternating sides.

Butt Kicks to Extend the Hip

Starting Position: Tadasana

# 1 on the diagram:

Inhale: Extend one leg behind you.  Touch down lightly with your big toe on the floor behind you.

Exhale: Return to starting position.

Repeat 3 times then move on to #2 (see diagram)

#2

Inhale: Extend the leg behind you touching big toe to the floor.

Exhale: Bend the knee & bring you foot towards your buttocks as if trying to kick yourself.

Inhale: Extend your leg behind you.

Repeat this extension and flexing 3 times then return to to the starting position (Tadasana).

Repeat # 1 and #2 on the other side 3 times.

leg swings

Starting Position: Tadasana

Inhale and extend the right leg out to the right.

Exhale and cross the leg in front of the left leg

Inhale and extend the right leg back out to the right

Exhale and cross the right leg now behind the left leg

Repeat this sequence until the moves become easy and fluid and the leg swings with little effort like a pendulum.

Repeat using the left leg.

hip circles

Starting Position: Tadasana

Lift the right leg and draw circles with the right knee letting the movement come from the hip.  Circle slowly at first making small circles.