Sliding Leg Curl on Floor with Towel
Perform the sliding leg curl on the floor using a towel for support. Begin by lying on your back with your feet on the towel.
- Engage your core and lift your hips off the ground into a bridge position.
- Slowly slide your feet towards your glutes by bending your knees.
- Extend your legs back out to the starting position while maintaining the bridge.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
How to perform the Sliding Leg Curl on Floor with Towel
- Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Sliding Leg Curl on Floor with Towel 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 hamstrings.
- 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 hamstrings 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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