Squats to Side Leg Raises / Lifts
How to Do Squats to Side Leg Raises / Lifts
- Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
- Bend at the knees and drive your hips back as if you’re sitting in a chair. Continue to lower your body until your upper legs are parallel to the floor.
- Then drive your hips forward and push through your quads and glutes to return to a standing position.
- Just as you reach the standing position, lift your chosen leg out to the side; it should be straight.
- Lower your leg back so that you return to the starting position and repeat for the other side!
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Squats to Side Leg Raises / Lifts Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Squats to Side Leg Raises / Lifts targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps 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.
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