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Side Leg Raises

Lie down on your side using your arms for balance and keeping your legs straight. Roll on to your hip so that your body is at a slight backward angle. So your weight should now be on your gluteus (bottom) and not your hip bone. Hold this position throughout the exercise.

Bring your knees into your body and raise your legs into the air so that they are nearly straight and as high up as you can get them. From this position lower your legs as far as you can without your back arching and keeping the strain in your abdominals. When you reach this point raise your legs back up as high as you can. Keep repeating until you have completed your repetitions and then repeat on your other side.


Do's Don'ts
  • Do move in a slow controlled manner
  • Do use your arms for support and balance
  • Do keep your body at an angle
  • Do breathe in on the way down and out on the way up
  • Do keep your legs together
  • Don't lie on your hip or exactly on your side
  • Don't hold your breath
  • Don't swing your legs about
  • Don't arch your back

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