Side Lying Leg Raise
Perform the side lying leg raise to strengthen your hip abductors and improve stability.
- Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked on top of each other.
- Support your head with your lower arm and place your upper hand on the floor in front of you for balance.
- Lift your top leg towards the ceiling while keeping it straight.
- Lower your leg back to the starting position without letting it touch the bottom leg.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching sides.
How to perform the Side Lying Leg Raise
- Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Side Lying Leg Raise using your body weight.
- Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
- 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 glutes 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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