Legs · Bodyweight · Isolation · Beginner
Standing Hip Circles
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Abductors
- Also working
- Adductors
How to do it
- Begin standing on one leg, holding to a vertical support.
- Raise the unsupported knee to 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.
- Open the hip as far as possible, attempting to make a big circle with your knee.
- Perform this movement slowly for a number of repetitions, and repeat on the other side.
Other abductor exercises
- Iliotibial Tract-SMR · Foam Roller
- IT Band and Glute Stretch · Other
- Lying Crossover · Bodyweight
- Monster Walk · Bands
- Thigh Abductor · Machine
- Windmills · Bodyweight
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