When doing
alternating straight leg raises, always pause at the peak of each rep for the best results.
Perform kneeling push ups with
alternating straight leg lifts, or simply do kneeling push ups with both knees on the ground to build strength in your upper body.
Not exact matches
Alternate legs for one minute at maximum speed and drop to the floor into the
straight - arm plank.
You can take the variation I show you first in the video where you bend your knees and do
alternating knee ins, or you can straighten the
legs and do
straight leg raises up and down.
If these are easy, do
straight leg raises and maybe
alternate legs.
Beginner Alternative: Start in the push - up position and
alternate lifting your feet up off the ground a few inches with a
straight leg and hold each rep for a few seconds.
Simultaneously jump the bent forward
leg back and the back
leg forward
alternating and jumping
legs back and forth while keeping torso of body as
straight as possible while performing these movements.
You can do this on
alternating sets (with rest period in between) or you can go
straight to the right
leg immediately after a rep with your left
leg leading.
Alternating the arms from a bent position to a
straight position builds up the chest and back muscles, as well as the core and
legs.
Keep your
legs straight and
alternate kicking in the air.
- Open hips and inner thighs, for «side splits» -
Legs and feet to extend out rather than being «scrunched» - Hip hinge, project chest forward in between your hands - Hands on ground to start - Rolling variant with hands in front of knees,
alternate back arching - Sidebending variant reaching side to side - Arms
straight on the ground and reaching out - Coordinate upper and lower body
I tried to do 5 minutes of the heart opening pose (that I did above), and had to keep
alternating my
legs bent or
straight, because my back was so tense.