Legs · Bodyweight
Inner Thighs Pulse
How to do the inner thighs pulse, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back with the soles of your feet together and knees dropped out to the sides, or stand in a wide stance. Squeeze your inner thighs to pulse the knees or legs together in small, repeated reps, then release slightly.
- 1Feel the inner thighs squeezing on every pulse
- 2Keep the pulses small and controlled
- 3Maintain a steady, even rhythm
Common mistakes
- Don't bounce or use momentum
- Avoid arching your lower back
- Don't grip with your hip flexors instead of the inner thighs
Muscles worked
The inner thighs pulse mainly works the adductors.
- AdductorsPrimary
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the inner thighs pulse for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More hips & adductors exercises
- How to do the butterfly stretch
- How to do the external rotation
- How to do the cable hip adduction
- How to do the internal rotation
- How to do the cobra pose
- How to do the core scrunch
Last reviewed June 2026.