Lying Crossover

What it is

This movement is a static hold that strengthens your hip abductor muscles. Lying on your back, you cross one leg over your body, gently allowing the knee to drop towards the floor. To engage your abductors, press your bent knee into the ground as if attempting to lift it, holding the isometric contraction. This builds strength in the muscles that move your leg away from your body.

Technique tips

• Keep your opposite shoulder grounded throughout the exercise.
• Focus on engaging your abductor muscles as you press down.
• Breathe steadily during the static hold.
• Hold the contraction for the prescribed duration.
• After the hold, gently relax deeper into the stretch.

How to track your progress

Log the hold time of each set. Straddly keeps your best hold for this exercise and tells you when you beat it, so a two-second gain does not go unnoticed.