Exercise Guide

Side Hip Abduction

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Exercise Visual

Side Hip Abduction

Abductors Body Weight

beginner

Category

upper legs

Body Part

upper legs

Equipment

body weight

Target

abductors

Instructions

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands on your hips.

  2. 2

    Shift your weight to one leg and lift the opposite leg out to the side, keeping it straight.

  3. 3

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your leg back down to the starting position.

  4. 4

    Repeat on the other side.

  5. 5

    Continue alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

GlutesAbductorsQuadriceps

Movement Data

Role

abductor

Pattern

squat

Priority

4/10

Variation Rank

Workout Split

legs

Classification

Isolation

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