At-Home Exercise: Single Leg Deadlift

No equipment needed, yet a highly effect exercise for working the hips and back of the legs (hip stabilizer muscles, hamstrings, and glutes). This exercise looks simple, but it takes a lot of concentration to really get the benefits, so take your time and only move as much as you can control it:

Single Leg Deadlift

• Stand tall and brace core
• Lift one foot off ground and make leg active by pulling toes towards shin
• Move heel back and behind body
• As foot moves backward, torso will tilt forward (keep head and neck in line with spine)
• Keep a straight line from keep to top of head, even if it means you don’t go down as far
• Keep back in “neutral” position as you move
• Keep “bottom” knee slightly bent
• Arms can reach to the side, front, or anywhere you are comfortable
• You should feel: work through the outside of the hips, back of the thigh, and your core