Prone / Lying Knee Bends
- Lie prone on an exercise mat, with your arms folded together cushioning your head, and your legs fully extended straight out and away from you
- When ready, exhale and bend at one of your knees to bring your heel up towards your glutes, while keeping your other leg fully grounded
- Once your knee reaches a 90-degree bend, slowly inhale and control it smoothly back down to the starting position
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Prone / lying knee bends is a at-home work out exercise that targets hamstrings and knees and also involves glutes & hip flexors. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Sumo barbell deadlift, toe taps and romanian deadlifts are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as prone / lying knee bends. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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