Band lying leg and hip raise

Perform the band lying leg and hip raise to strengthen your hip flexors and improve core stability.

  1. Lie on your back with a resistance band secured around your feet.
  2. Keep your legs straight and raise them towards the ceiling while engaging your core.
  3. Lower your legs back down without touching the ground, maintaining tension in the band.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Band lying leg and hip raise

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Band lying leg and hip raise using your band.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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