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Mobility Β· Lower body
Leg swings
Difficulty Mobility
How to perform it
Stand side-on to a wall (hold on with one hand) and swing one leg forward and back like a pendulum in the sagittal plane. Activates the hip flexors, hamstrings and glutes before running/squatting. For lateral swings, face the wall.
Equipment
No equipment (bodyweight)
Muscles worked
Front
Back
Muscles and artwork credits
- Biceps femoris
- Gluteus maximus
- Semitendinosus
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