Core · Bodyweight
Lying Leg Hip Raise on Floor
How to do the lying leg hip raise on floor, 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 flat on your back on the floor with your legs extended and hands by your sides. Brace your core, then lift your legs and curl your hips off the floor, raising your feet toward the ceiling. Lower under control without letting your lower back arch.
- 1Lower abs pulling your hips up off the floor
- 2A controlled curl, not a swing of the legs
- 3Tension held through the whole range, especially at the top
Common mistakes
- Using momentum to fling the legs up
- Letting the lower back arch off the floor
- Dropping the hips back down without control
Muscles worked
The lying leg hip raise on floor mainly works the lower abs, with the upper abs, hip flexors, and obliques assisting.
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.