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Side-Lying Hip Abduction

Abductors · Bodyweight

How to do it

  1. Lie on your side with the bottom knee bent and the top leg straight, in line with your body.
  2. Keep your pelvis stacked and your toes pointing forward.
  3. Raise the top leg slightly behind the body line and hold for 2 seconds at the top.
  4. Lower the leg slowly and repeat, then switch sides.
Primary muscle
Abductors
Equipment
Bodyweight
Sides
One side at a time