Lying Double Leg Kick
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The Lying Double Leg Kick is a Pilates exercise that focuses on strengthening the lower back, hamstrings, and glutes. It also promotes flexibility and improves posture by engaging the core and opening the chest.
How to do it
- Lie face down with arms behind your back, hands clasped.
- Lift your head and chest slightly off the ground.
- Inhale, bend at the knees, bringing heels towards your glutes.
- Exhale, extend legs back to the start position, maintaining lift in the chest.
- Keep core engaged throughout the movement for stability.
Muscles worked
Primary Erector Spinae
Secondary Deltoid Posterior Gluteus Maximus Hamstrings Trapezius Lower Fibers