Muscles worked
abductors, glutes, quadriceps
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side hip abduction
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- body weight
- Target muscle
- abductors
- Muscle group
- glutes
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands on your hips.
- 2
Shift your weight to one leg and lift the opposite leg out to the side, keeping it straight.
- 3
Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.
- 4
Repeat on the other side.
- 5
Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.
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