Leg Raise Hip Lift
Step by step
How to perform
- Slowly raise your legs to a 90-degree angle, keeping them straight and together.
- Once your legs reach the 90-degree angle, lift your hips off the floor while keeping your legs vertical.
- Hold this position for a few seconds, then slowly lower your hips back to the floor.
- Lastly, gradually lower your legs back to the starting position. Repeat the exercise as many times as recommended.
Overview
About this exercise
The Leg Raise Hip Lift is a dynamic exercise that primarily strengthens the core, lower abs, and hip flexors, while also improving balance and stability. It is suitable for individuals at all fitness levels, from beginners to advanced, since it can be modified to match any fitness level. People would want to perform this exercise to enhance their abdominal strength, improve posture, and increase overall body stability, which is beneficial for daily activities and other physical workouts.
Coaching cues
Form tips
Raise your legs off the ground keeping them straight and slowly lift your hips off the floor using your abdominal muscles, not your arms or neck. The key is to use controlled, smooth movements, rather than jerking or using momentum to lift your hips. This reduces the risk of injury and ensures that your core muscles are doing the work.
Breathe in as you lift your legs and breathe out as you lift your hips off the floor. This helps to engage your core muscles even more and makes the exercise more effective.
A common mistake is to arch the back when lifting the hips. This can put unnecessary strain on your lower back. To avoid this, keep your back
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