Legs · Bodyweight
Standing Balance Side to Front Leg Raise
How to do the standing balance side to front 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 on one leg with a tall posture and a soft bend in the standing knee. Lift the free leg out to the side, lower it, then raise it straight to the front without touching down, flowing between the side and front raise while keeping your balance. Move slowly and control each position.
- 1The outside of your hip working on the side raise
- 2The front of your hip and thigh lifting on the front raise
- 3Your standing leg and core fighting to stay steady
Common mistakes
- Don't lean your torso away to swing the leg up
- Avoid letting the standing knee buckle inward
- Don't rush; let balance dictate the pace
Muscles worked
The standing balance side to front leg raise mainly works the hip flexors, with the glutes, lower abs, obliques, quads, and calves assisting.
- Hip FlexorsPrimary
- GlutesSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- QuadsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the standing balance side to front leg raise for you and tracks it every session.
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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.