One Knee To Chest

A upper legs exercise targeting the glutes.

One Knee To Chest demonstration
One Knee To Chest β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Legs

Equipment

Other

Target muscles

Glutes

Secondary muscles

Hamstrings, Lower Back

How to do One Knee To Chest

  1. Start off by lying on the floor.

  2. Extend one leg straight and pull the other knee to your chest. Hold under the knee joint to protect the kneecap.

  3. Gently tug that knee toward your nose.

  4. Switch sides. This stretches the buttocks and lower back of the bent leg and the hip flexor of the straight leg.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Glutes

Secondary

HamstringsLower Back

Related exercises

All upper legs exercises β†’

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