Side Leg Circles Right

Muscles worked: Legs · Also: Back & Core

Side Leg Circles Right are slow, controlled circles with the right leg from a side-lying or standing position, training the outer hip through its range.

Draw the circles deliberately — big enough to feel the hip working, small enough to keep your body quiet. Reverse direction halfway through so the hip works both ways.

How to do it

1. Start with your body stacked and your right leg free to move, side-lying or standing as the version calls for.
2. Draw the circles deliberately — big enough to feel the hip working, small enough to keep your body quiet.
3. Keep your torso still while the leg moves.
4. Reverse direction halfway through so the hip works both ways.
5. If your body starts rocking, make the circles smaller until you can control them.

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