Abs
Hanging Straight Leg Hip Raise
Lie on your back with legs extended straight, arms by your sides or under your lower back for support. Keep your legs straight and together, engaging your core.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Focus Area
- Abs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- rectus abdominis
- iliopsoas
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- quadriceps
Target muscles
- abs
- hips
How to perform
- 1
Lie on your back with legs extended straight, arms by your sides or under your lower back for support.
- 2
Keep your legs straight and together, engaging your core.
- 3
Exhale and slowly lift your legs towards the ceiling, simultaneously raising your hips off the floor.
- 4
Continue lifting until your hips are fully off the ground and your lower back is rounded.
- 5
Pause briefly at the top, squeezing your abs.
- 6
Inhale and slowly lower your hips and legs back to the starting position with control.
Safety & form
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