Legs · Bodyweight · Intermediate
Windmills
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Abductors
- Also working
- Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back
How to do it
- Lie on your back with your arms extended out to the sides and your legs straight. This will be your starting position.
- Lift one leg and quickly cross it over your body, attempting to touch the ground near the opposite hand.
- Return to the starting position, and repeat with the opposite leg. Continue to alternate for 10-20 repetitions.
Other abductor exercises
- Iliotibial Tract-SMR · Foam Roller
- IT Band and Glute Stretch · Other
- Lying Crossover · Bodyweight
- Monster Walk · Bands
- Standing Hip Circles · Bodyweight
- Thigh Abductor · Machine
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