How to do it
Support your head on your bottom arm throughout the set.
- 1
Lie on your side with your legs stacked and body in a straight line.
- 2
Lift your top leg up towards the ceiling in an abduction movement.
- 3
Lower your leg back down to the starting position.
- 4
Now, cross your top leg over the bottom leg and lift the bottom leg in an adduction movement.
- 5
Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching sides.
Expert tip
Keep your movements slow and controlled, focusing on using your inner and outer thigh muscles rather than momentum.
Common mistakes
- ✕Rolling the pelvis backward during the lift
- ✕Bending the knee of the lifting leg
- ✕Swinging the leg forward instead of upward