Legs·Bodyweight

Side Leg Raises

Adductors · Bodyweight

Beginner

Body Part

Legs

Equipment

Bodyweight

Level

Beginner

Force

Pull

The Side Leg Raises is a beginner bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the Adductors.

Muscles Worked

Adductors primary

How to Do the Side Leg Raises

  1. 1Stand next to a chair, which you may hold onto as a support. Stand on one leg. This will be your starting position.
  2. 2Keeping your leg straight, raise it as far out to the side as possible, and swing it back down, allowing it to cross the opposite leg.
  3. 3Repeat this swinging motion 5-10 times, increasing the range of motion as you do so.

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Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.