Reverse Sliding Leg Curl on Floor with Towel

Perform the reverse sliding leg curl on the floor using a towel for support. This exercise targets the hamstrings and glutes.

  1. Start by lying on your back with your feet on the towel.
  2. Engage your core and lift your hips off the ground into a bridge position.
  3. Slowly slide your feet towards your glutes, bending your knees.
  4. Extend your legs back to the starting position while maintaining the bridge.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Reverse Sliding Leg Curl on Floor with Towel

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Reverse Sliding Leg Curl on Floor with Towel using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your quadriceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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