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straight leg raise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

straight leg raise

supine leg raise with resistance band, targeting hip flexors and core stability through controlled elevation

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
quadriceps, hip flexors, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, stability, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with legs straight forward and arms by side. Lift one leg off the floor keeping knee straight towards the ceiling, lower the leg to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.