Technique
- Lying on your back, bend your knees and lift both legs so your thighs are perpendicular to the floor.
- Rotate your legs in a circular motion, similar to the movement of egg beaters, using your hip joints as the pivot point.
- With your feet, perform alternating circles.
- Perform in both directions.
Form tips
- Keep your core and hips engaged to stabilize your pelvis and lower back.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Pelvis
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Vastus lateralis
Equipment
Appears in
Strength
Joint movements
Kneeextension
trains stretches
Progressions
Knee circles
Beginner
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