Legs · Bodyweight
Standing Balance Fist-up Side Leg Raise
How to do the standing balance fist-up side leg raise, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall on one leg with your fists raised up by your shoulders for a guard position. Keeping your standing knee soft, lift the other leg straight out to the side until you feel your outer hip work, then lower with control. Finish your reps, then switch legs.
- 1Outer glute on the moving leg lifting it out to the side
- 2Standing-leg hip and foot working to keep you balanced
- 3Tall, steady torso with your fists held up
Common mistakes
- Leaning your torso hard toward the standing side
- Swinging the leg up with momentum
- Letting the standing knee buckle or your hip drop
Muscles worked
The standing balance fist-up side leg raise mainly works the glutes, with the lower abs, obliques, quads, calves, and hip flexors assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- BicepsMinor
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the standing balance fist-up side leg raise 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.
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Last reviewed June 2026.