Single-leg Flex and Extend
- Primary muscles
- Abs
- Secondary muscles
- Quads, Obliques
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Lie on your back with both knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and hands gently supporting your head.
- 2 Lift your head and shoulders off the mat, engaging your abdominal muscles, and bring one knee towards your chest so your shin is parallel to the floor.
- 3 Slowly extend the lifted leg straight out, hovering it a few inches above the floor while keeping your core engaged.
- 4 Bend your knee and bring the leg back to the starting bent-knee position, with your knee over your hip.
- 5 Continue extending and flexing the same leg for the desired repetitions before switching sides.