Side Leg Hip Circle

10 reps

Lie on your side, lift the top leg, and trace slow circles while keeping the glute working.

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GLUTES

Side Leg Hip Circle

BeginnerBodyweight

A side-lying bodyweight drill that fires up the glutes and the small stabilizers around the hip. Circling the top leg takes the joint through a full arc while keeping tension on the muscles the whole time. It builds hip control and mobility that carries over to bigger lower-body lifts.

How to do it

  1. 1

    Lie on one side and plant your top hand on the floor in front of you for support.

  2. 2

    Squeeze your glute to raise the top leg and brace your core to stay steady.

  3. 3

    Draw slow, controlled circles with the leg while keeping tension in the glute and hip.

  4. 4

    Keep the leg long, only a soft bend in the knee, throughout.

  5. 5

    Reverse the direction and circle the other way, then switch sides.

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