Technique
- Stand upright and shift your weight onto one leg.
- Lift the opposite knee upward in front of you while keeping the lower leg relaxed.
- Bring the knee up to a comfortable height without leaning backward.
- Hold the position for time while maintaining balance.
Form tips
- Keep your torso tall and your hips facing forward.
Logging: Work each side for the time indicated.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Pelvis
- Quadriceps
Secondary
- Hip adductors
- Legs
Flexibility
Primary
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
Secondary
- Hip adductors
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Iliacus
- Rectus femoris
- Psoas major
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Flexor hallucis brevis
Equipment
Appears in
Flexibility
Balance
Joint movements
Progressions
One leg halfway up
Beginner
Regressions
One-leg stand
Beginner
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