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Lying Leg Raise

How to do the Lying Leg Raise with proper form, step by step.

Muscle group
Core

Video: “Perfect Lying Leg Raises Form to Strengthen Your Core & Avoid Back Pain” by Mobility Doc on YouTube.

How to do the Lying Leg Raise

  1. Lie with your back flat on a bench and your legs extended in front of you off the end.
  2. Place your hands either under your glutes with your palms down or by the sides holding on to the bench. This will be your starting position.
  3. As you keep your legs extended, straight as possible with your knees slightly bent but locked raise your legs until they make a 90-degree angle with the floor. Exhale as you perform this portion of the movement and hold the contraction at the top for a second.
  4. Now, as you inhale, slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.

Lying Leg Raise start and finish positions

Lying Leg Raise: Starting position
Starting position
Lying Leg Raise: Ending position
Ending position

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