Supine hip abduction

Muscles worked

You need

How to do it

1. Starting Position:
2. Lie on your back (supine) on a mat, with your legs extended and
3. relaxed. Arms can be placed alongside your body or out to the sides for
4. stability.
5. The Movement:
6. Slightly lift one leg off the floor (keeping it straight or with a
7. slight bend). Move it laterally outward, away from the other leg, as if
8. stepping over a small obstacle.
9. Range of Motion:
10. Move the leg as far as comfortable without lifting your pelvis or
11. rotating your torso, feeling a stretch in the inner thigh and hip.
12. Return: Slowly bring the leg back to the starting position with controlled movement.
13. Goal: Improves lateral hip mobility (abduction) and strengthens the pelvic stabilizer muscles.