Lying Crossover Leg Lifts
How to Do Lying Crossover Leg Lifts
- Lie on your side on a yoga mat or other soft surface with your lower arm bent and comfortably supporting your head and neck
- Bending at the knee, bring the foot on your upper leg to rest, sole-down, in front of the thigh on your lower leg, use your free hand if necessary
- Brace your core and make sure your body is nice and straight
- Slowly lift your lower leg up and off the ground by a few inches, keeping it straight during the exercise
- Slowly lower your leg to return to the starting position
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Lying Crossover Leg Lifts Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Lying Crossover Leg Lifts targets glutes & hip flexors and also works hamstrings. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Burpees / squat thrusts, standing side leg raises and sumo barbell deadlift. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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