This exercise involves hanging from a bar and raising your legs straight up to your hips, engaging your core and hip muscles. It is a challenging exercise that can help improve core strength and stability.
Type
Strength
Equipment
No Equipment
Difficulty
Intermediate
Key Benefits
- Stretches the hips, thighs, and groin
- Relieves lower back pain
- Calms the mind and reduces stress
- Improves digestion and relieves constipation
- Helps to release tension in the body
- Can be modified for different levels of flexibility
How to perform
- Find a sturdy pull-up bar and hang from it with your arms straight and your feet off the ground.
- Engage your core and lift your legs up until they are parallel to the ground.
- Slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position, keeping them straight and your core engaged.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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BACK VIEW
Abs
Primary
Obliques
Primary
Hip Flexors
Primary
Lower Back
Primary