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Standing Cross-Leg Hip Stretch

Also: straight leg outer hip abductor

Main
Abductors
Secondary
GlutesHamstrings
Equipment
Body weight
Level
Beginner
Movement
Mobility

How to do it

  1. Lie on your side with your legs straight and stacked on top of each other.
  2. Place your bottom arm under your head for support.
  3. Engage your core and lift your top leg as high as possible without rotating your hips or leaning backward.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch sides.

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım