Cross Leg Raise

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About

This exercise strengthens your lower abs and hip flexors, and boosts core stability through leg movements.

How to Cross Leg Raise

Starting Position

Lie on the floor with your legs straight and your hands beside your hips.

Proper Form

1. Raise your legs and cross them left and right in the air.

2. Slowly lower them while maintaining core strength.

Breathing Technique

Exhale when you lift, and inhale when you lower.

Precautions

Keep your abdomen firm to prevent your waist from lifting.

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How to Cross Leg Raise

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

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About

How to Cross Leg Raise

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

From the Community

Cross Leg Raise Related Reading

3 minutes beats 1 minute — and the data on rest periods is clearer than you think.

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Creatine is not bad for your heart — in fact, creatine cut mortality in a 2016 meta-analysis

3 days a week is enough — and a J Strength Cond Res RCT of 32 athletes proves it works

Full-body vs. split training: muscle and strength gains are the same — per a 2024 meta-analysis

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