How to Do the Standing Hip Circles

Beginner · Body Only · Targets Abductors, Adductors

How to perform it

1. Begin standing on one leg, holding to a vertical support.
2. Raise the unsupported knee to 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.
3. Open the hip as far as possible, attempting to make a big circle with your knee.
4. Perform this movement slowly for a number of repetitions, and repeat on the other side.

Muscles worked

The Standing Hip Circles primarily targets your Abductors, with support from your Adductors. You'll need body only.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Standing Hip Circles slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.

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