Legs · Bodyweight
Lying Leg Tuck Hip Stretch
How to do the lying leg tuck hip stretch, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back and draw one knee in toward your chest, hugging the shin with both hands. Pull gently until you feel a stretch in the glute and hip, hold, then switch legs.
- 1A deep stretch in the glute and back of the hip
- 2The opposite leg staying long on the floor
- 3Slow, even breathing as the hip releases
Common mistakes
- Yanking the knee in hard or bouncing
- Lifting your head and shoulders off the floor
- Letting the resting leg bend and creep up
Muscles worked
The lying leg tuck hip stretch mainly works the glutes, with the lower back and hamstrings assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- Lower BackSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the lying leg tuck hip stretch for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.