Exercise How to: Hip Circle

Hip Circle

On hands and knees, raise right leg -- bringing knee up toward your right shoulder. Think dog and fire hydrant!

Making a circle motion, push knee back so that it under rotates, making a full circle.

Form: Head up, back straight.

Tip: The bigger the circle, the more your work outer thigh, hips, and buttocks.

As you do these hip circles you will suddenly think "Ouch! Why is my other hip hurting!?"

Congrats! That means you're doing it right! Yes, you will feel muscles working in the stationary leg as well.

As leg returns -- knee back to shoulder -- that's one rep.

For counter-clockwise: Simply circle hip in the opposite direction, over rotating.