Supine Hip Abduction

Step 1. - Starting Position:

Step 2. Lie on your back (supine) on a mat, with your legs extended and

Step 3. relaxed. Arms can be placed alongside your body or out to the sides for

Step 4. stability.

Step 5. - The Movement:

Step 6. Slightly lift one leg off the floor (keeping it straight or with a

Step 7. slight bend). Move it laterally outward, away from the other leg, as if

Step 8. stepping over a small obstacle.

Step 9. - Range of Motion:

Step 10. Move the leg as far as comfortable without lifting your pelvis or

Step 11. rotating your torso, feeling a stretch in the inner thigh and hip.

Step 12. - Return: Slowly bring the leg back to the starting position with controlled movement.

Step 13. - Goal: Improves lateral hip mobility (abduction) and strengthens the pelvic stabilizer muscles.