Side-Lying Leg Lift Left

Muscles worked: Legs · Also: Back & Core

Side-Lying Leg Lift Left works the outer left hip and thigh: lying on your left side, you lift the top leg (in this version the lower leg is the focus of the sequence) with a straight body line.

Keep your body stacked and lift from the hip, not by rolling your torso. The lift is moderate — high enough to feel the outer hip working, low enough to keep your waist stable.

How to do it

1. Lie on your right side with your body stacked, legs straight and together.
2. Lift your top (left) leg with control, keeping your body in a straight line.
3. Lift from the hip — moderate height, high enough to feel the outer hip working, low enough to keep your waist stable.
4. Lower slowly back to the starting position.
5. Keep your torso still while the leg moves; match the right side's reps and range.

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