Lying Scissor Kick
Description
The lying scissor kick lies on your back with legs slightly off the floor and alternates kicking them up and down in a scissors pattern. It builds lower ab and hip flexor endurance with sustained tension.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Lying Scissor Kick Instructions
- Lie on your back. Press your lower back into the floor. Arms at your sides.
- Lift both legs 6 to 12 inches off the floor.
- Alternately raise one leg up (about 45 degrees) while the other stays low.
- Switch in a scissor pattern.
- Move with control — not speed.
- Keep both legs off the floor throughout.
- If your lower back arches, raise legs higher.
- Aim for 15 to 25 kicks per leg or work for time.
Lying Scissor Kick Form & Visual
Lying Scissor Kick Benefits
- Builds lower ab and hip flexor endurance
- Sustained tension throughout the set
- No equipment needed
- Simple and accessible
- Builds core endurance
- Useful finisher exercise
Lying Scissor Kick Muscles Worked
- Rectus abdominis (lower)
- Hip flexors
- Quadriceps (leg hold)
- Obliques (slight)
