Straight Hip Single Leg Curl on Stability Ball

Perform a single leg curl using a stability ball to target your hamstrings and glutes.

  1. Lie on your back with your heels on the stability ball and arms at your sides.
  2. Lift one leg off the ball while keeping the other leg straight.
  3. Engage your core and curl the ball towards your glutes by bending the knee of the leg on the ball.
  4. Slowly extend the leg back to the starting position.

How to perform the Straight Hip Single Leg Curl on Stability Ball

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Straight Hip Single Leg Curl on Stability Ball 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 quadriceps.
  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 quadriceps 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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