Leg to Side
Description
The leg to side is a basic kneeling adductor stretch. The lifter starts on hands and knees, then extends one leg straight out to the side. The lifter sits the hips back to deepen the stretch through the inner thigh.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Leg to Side Instructions
- Start on hands and knees with hands under shoulders.
- Extend one leg straight out to the side.
- Keep the foot flat on the floor and toes pointing forward.
- Brace your core and keep the back flat.
- Sit the hips back toward the heel of the bent leg.
- Feel the stretch in the inner thigh of the extended leg.
- Hold the stretch with steady breath.
- Return to the start. Switch sides and repeat.
Leg to Side Form & Visual
Leg to Side Benefits
- Strong adductor stretch
- Stretches the hip flexors
- No equipment needed
- Useful warm-up move
- Builds hip mobility
- Strong cool down stretch
Leg to Side Muscles Worked
- Adductors
- Hip flexors
- Gluteus medius
Leg to Side Variations & Alternatives
- Cossack Squat
- Side Lunge Stretch
- Frog Stretch
- Pigeon Pose
