Exhaling, begin to
lift the legs bending them at the hip and knee, keep feet together.
Keep
the lifted leg bent in this Svarga Dvijasana variation — Bird of Paradise with a bent leg.
Lift your legs bending in the hip as high as possible to touch the feet of the bar.
Not exact matches
In the middle of playtime, you can find me and my kids doing side
bends,
leg lifts, or other stretches while we shout out numbers or the alphabet to count our movements.
Dress baby in loose clothing with loose diaper waistbands; avoid «slumped over» or
bent positions; for example, roll baby on his side rather than
lifting legs toward tummy for diaper changes.
While keeping your core engaged, hips and shoulders square to the ground, right
leg bent and foot flexed,
lift your
leg until your thigh is parallel with the ground.
For an easier version of this, perform
leg raises without the candlestick
lift or while
bending your knees on the way down.
Single -
leg lateral jump: From a standing straddle position, jump from one slightly
bent leg to the other at either end of the mat, drawing in the
leg that's
lifted off the ground toward the chest.
How - to: From standing, shift your weight onto one foot,
bend your knee slightly, then
lift your other
leg and wrap it over and around your standing
leg.
Keeping the knee
bent to a 90 - degree angle,
lift your left
leg out to the left side, then extend it.
Return to starting position, then press the noodle overhead with your right hand while
lifting your left
leg back,
bending the knee.
Lift one knee up in the air, extend the
leg,
bend again and then slowly return to the starting position.
Keep them
lifted as you roll the ball forward until
legs are straight;
bend knees to roll the ball back in.
Slide the hands behind the knees and
lift the toes with the
legs bent, bringing the shins parallel to the floor.
Balance on your left
leg with your right
leg lifted, knee
bent to 90 degrees.
Tips: For better balance, keep your standing
leg slightly
bent while you lengthen out through your body and
lifted leg.
The glutes work with the psoas of
lifted leg to keep it from floating back, as the oblique abdominals allow the side of your trunk to
bend.
Lift your right
leg up,
bend your knee and cross it over to your left elbow.
Lift left
leg back and up,
bending knee so flexed foot points up.
Next, lie fully on the table with both
legs extended;
lift right
leg toward the ceiling without
bending your knee.
Then,
lift your left
leg up,
bending at the knee, as you bring your left arm down, touching knee to elbow.
From a seated position, engage your core to
lift your
legs and
bend your knees, reaching your arms long by either side.
Slightly
bend your right knee, hinge at your hips and bring torso close to parallel with the floor (left
leg should be
lifted and parallel with the floor).
Additionally, during a classic
bent - over barbell row, a big majority of
lifters are forced to drop the barbell because of the built - up fatigue in their lower back and
leg muscles, not because the lats and mid-back muscles have reached their limit.
Lie on floor,
lift legs in the air keeping a slight
bend in knees.
Starting off with the right knee
bent back in half of Virasana,
lift the
leg by pulling the head of the thigh bone into the hip socket and activating the pelvic floor.
Crunch up, twisting from waist;
bend and
lift right
leg (B) and bring it over to left side (C).
Lift right
leg up, keeping it
bent, and extend right arm straight up (A).
Lift the same
leg up behind you, keeping your knee
bent.
Reverse motion; as you return to start,
bend left knee,
lifting left foot behind right
leg so that your right hand and left sole touch.
Lift legs and
bend knees to 90 degrees.
When you can't go any farther,
bend your knees into your armpits and slowly
lift the
legs up to the ceiling from this egg shape.
With
legs either
bent or straight,
lift your hips and reach your feet toward the floor behind your head.
Return to starting position (left
leg lifted and right
leg bent); that's 1 rep. Do 15 reps, then switch sides and repeat.
Scoop your lower abs in and
lift your arms and float your
legs up so your knees stay
bent and your shins are parallel to the ground.
B.Push off with your left foot to rise to standing, balancing on your right foot, left
leg lifted and knee
bent so your thigh is parallel to the floor.
This may take some practice, but on an inhale, see if you can
bend through the left
leg and start
lifting your right
leg out in front of you, to come to a standing position with the right
leg extended.
From here,
lift your left
leg into the air as your press your heel towards the sky. Keep your knee
bent and go only as high as you can without allowing your back to arch.
Exhale your breath out of your lungs while simultaneously
lifting your
legs up towards the sky,
bending your knees.
Stand in middle of dip station and grasp handles, then straighten arms
lifting yourself up off the floor, then
bend legs bringing knees up towards chest as high as you can, then lower
legs down to standing.
Lie on right side with right
leg bent at 90 degrees; prop upper body up on right forearm, place left palm on the floor, and
lift left
leg (A).
Sample Exercise Setup: Chest — 3 exercises, 1 incline, 1 flat and 1 decline Back — 4 exercises, 1 wide chin up or latt pull, 1 row, 1 pulley or machine row, Deads or pullovers (alternate between these two) Delts — 3 exercises, overhead press, side laterals,
bent laterals Triceps — 3 exercises, overhead tricep extension with bar or dumbbell, cable pressdown, machine dip Biceps — 3 exercises, preacher curl, barbell or dumbbell curl, cable curl Quads — 3 exercises, press of some kind, extension, hack or press or squat of some kind Hams — 1 exercise,
leg curl Calves — 3 exercises, standing calf raise,
bent lower back calf raise (like donkey calf raises where your upper body and lower body are in an «L» shape), seated calf raises Abs - 3 exercises, weighted machine crunch, hanging
leg lifts, cable reverse crunches Traps — 1 exercise, shrugs
Lying on your back,
lift your
legs in the air with your knees slightly
bent.
To modify the second and third moves, try
lifting only with the top
leg, or
lifting with one
bent knee, and keeping the other
leg on the ground.
Alternatively you can build a ton of strength in your lower abdominals in preparation for the straight
leg lift by
bending your knees and raising them up and down to either side.
Lift straight or bent legs up to the right, lower back down, then lift your legs to the l
Lift straight or
bent legs up to the right, lower back down, then
lift your legs to the l
lift your
legs to the left.
Bending both elbows, shift your weight far forward between your hands until you can
lift your back
leg.
Straighten and firm the left
leg and keep the right
leg bent as you
lift the left
leg up until the foot is slightly above the pelvis.
After five breaths of balancing on one
leg with the other
leg lifted off the floor at 90 degrees, you forward
bend over the
lifted leg, bringing your shin toward your nose and nose toward your shin.
Lift your right
leg up and then
bend it to bring your knee inward toward your chest.