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Bend your right knee over your right ankle while keeping your left leg straight. Hold the pose for 30 seconds to one minute before switching sides. Repeat for three sets on each side.
Step 1: Lie on your back with your legs out straight in front of you. Place your hands, palms down, directly below your butt or on the floor beside you. Step 2: Lift both legs up off the floor ...
Lie on your back with your legs straight up toward the ceiling. Let your arms rest down at your sides. You can also place your hands under your butt for increased stabilization. ... Kick your feet ...
An image of a bridge position with straight legs. The body is pushed over the shoulders to enable straight vertical arms, stretching the shoulders and upper body. The bridge (also called gymnastic bridge [1]) is an exercise. Many variations of this exercise are employed throughout the world, most commonly the balancing of the body on the hands ...
The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the anterior hip flexors).Because the abdominal muscles are used isometrically to stabilize the body during the motion, leg raises are also often used to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and the internal and external oblique muscles.
The kick is regularly practiced with a straight leg as a "low kick" because of muay Thai and kickboxing influences (straight leg roundhouse). The kick is also executed in several different ways after a full spin-back (spin back roundhouse kick and 360 spin back roundhouse kick), due to Taekwondo influences.
The "snatch" phase of the exercise also delivers power through your shoulders, back, and hips, boosting overall functional strength. RELATED: 5 Dumbbell Exercises for a Strong & Sculpted Back
Stop when your hips have created a straight line from your knees to your upper back. Hold the position, then slowly lower back down to the starting position. Repeat for 10 repetitions.