Exercise Ball Lying Abductor Stretch

Perform the Exercise Ball Lying Abductor Stretch to enhance flexibility in your hip abductors.

  1. Lie on your side on an exercise ball, ensuring your body is aligned.
  2. Allow your top leg to hang off the side of the ball.
  3. Gently pull your top leg away from your body to feel a stretch in the outer thigh.
  4. Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then switch sides.

How to perform the Exercise Ball Lying Abductor Stretch

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Exercise Ball Lying Abductor Stretch using your stability ball.
  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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