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(ANGING LEG RAISE

'RASP AN OVERHEAD BAR WITH AN OVERHAND GRIP ARMS SHOULDER WIDTH
APART "END YOUR KNEES AND PULL YOUR LEGS UP TOWARDS YOUR RIBS 4HE
HARDEST PART IS TO CONTROL EXCESS MOVEMENT TO STOP YOUR BODY SWINGING

BACK AND FORTH 4HIS EXERCISE PRIMARILY WORKS THE ABDOMINAL MUSCLES AND
THE HIP mEXORS

,UNGES
,IKE SQUATS USUALLY PERFORMED WITH WEIGHTS AS A STRENGTH EXERCISE

7ITHOUT WEIGHTS IT IS PARTICULARLY BENElCIAL FOR DEVELOPING BALANCE AND CO
ORDINATION COMBINED WITH AN ENDURANCE FACTOR 3TART WITH FEET SHOULDER
WIDTH APART +EEPING UPPER BODY UPRIGHT STEP FORWARD WITH ONE FOOT

BENDING THE KNEE TO FORM A RIGHT ANGLE WITH THE LOWER PART OF THE LEG
VERTICAL THE KNEE ABOVE THE ANKLE NEVER BEYOND IT 4HE REAR LEG SHOULD
ALSO FORM A RIGHT ANGLE THE LOWER SECTION A FEW INCHES ABOVE THE mOOR
"RING LEADING LEG BACK AND STEP FORWARD WITH THE OTHER FOOT AGAIN THE LEGS

FORMING TWO RIGHT ANGLES 3TART WITH REPETITIONS ON EACH LEG BUILDING
UP ENDURANCE BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS )F YOU FEEL WOBBLY

WHEN YOU lRST START TRY SPREADING YOUR ARMS OUT TO THE SIDE LIKE A TIGHTROPE
WALKER +EEP YOUR HEAD UP AT ALL TIMES TO MAINTAIN GOOD ALIGNMENT )F IT IS
POSSIBLE CHECK YOUR POSITION IN A MIRROR TO HELP CORRECT FORM