Side Kick Up and Down

Description

Lie on your side, with your legs stacked and extended, your head resting on your lower arm, and your top hand resting in front of you if needed to stabilize your torso. As you exhale, raise your top leg toward the ceiling, keeping your thigh in neutral rotation and your ankle flexed. Then, as you inhale, slowly lower it back to the starting position with your ankle extended. Keep your pelvis stable and your trunk engaged throughout the movement, then perform the repetitions in a controlled manner and switch sides.

Settings

Equipment

No Equipment

Positions

Side Lying

Muscle groups

Hip abductorsPlantar flexorsAnkle dorsiflexors

Difficulty

Easy

Movement

AbductionFlexionExtension

Contraction mode

Concentric