This exercise strengthens your core and legs and stretches your lower body.
- Target muscles: core muscles, hips and legs.
- Benefits: Strengthens your core as you keep your abdominals in controlling your torso as you perform this exercise. It also strengthens your hips and legs as you move your leg back and forth fighting gravity. It stretches the back of your legs and your hips.
- Attention: Keep your alignment as you perform this exercise, your shoulders and hips need to be square at all times.
