Weighted Seated Leg Raise on Floor

Perform the weighted seated leg raise on the floor to strengthen your hip flexors and quadriceps.

  1. Start by sitting on the floor with your legs extended in front of you.
  2. Hold a weight in your hands, resting it on your thighs.
  3. Lift one leg off the ground while keeping the other leg straight.
  4. Hold the position for a moment, then lower your leg back down.
  5. Repeat on the other leg.

How to perform the Weighted Seated Leg Raise on Floor

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Weighted Seated Leg Raise on Floor using your free weights.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  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 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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