Single-leg Hip Raise with Foot on Medicine Ball
- Primary muscles
- Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Abs, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Medicine Ball
- Movement pattern
- Single Leg
Steps
- 1 Lie on your back with your arms extended alongside your body, palms down.
- 2 Place one heel on top of a medicine ball, bending your knee to about a 90-degree angle.
- 3 Extend your other leg straight up towards the ceiling, keeping it in line with your hip.
- 4 Engage your glutes and core, then press through the heel on the medicine ball to lift your hips off the floor.
- 5 Continue lifting until your body forms a straight line from your shoulders to your knee.
- 6 Slowly lower your hips back down to the starting position with control.
- 7 Complete all repetitions on one side before switching to the other leg.