Core · Beginner

Lying Leg Raise

Abs · also Hip Flexors

Equipment: Mat

How to do it

• Lie on your back, legs straight, hands flat beside your hips
• Brace your abs to flatten your low back into the floor
• Raise your straight legs together until they point at the ceiling
• Lower slowly, only as far as your low back stays down
• Stop just above the floor, then lift again

Common mistake

✕ LOW BACK PEELING UP → ✓ STOP WHERE YOUR BACK STAYS FLAT

Starting point: 3 sets × 10–15 reps, 60s rest.

In the app: rotate the 3D model, slow it down and watch the mistake next to the correct form.

Cues checked against: acefitness.org, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, ohio.edu.