When it comes to strengthening the hips, side-lying exercises are extremely popular, and for good reason—they’re effective.
But here’s the thing: with just a few simple alignment tweaks, you can get even more benefit from these already-effective moves.
In today’s video, you’ll learn the form points I use to take side-lying exercises to the next level.
Get ready to skyrocket your side-lying exercise results!
After you check out the video and give it a try, I’d love to hear how it felt—just reply to this email or leave a comment below.
Moving more every day,
Sydney
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4 Responses
I fell the whole of right side but when I do the left side it’s only the hamstring I feel .
Thanks for your feedback, Mishie! It’s common, at first, for the hamstring to be felt initially. I’d be curious how the side-lying work feels after practicing the exercises in the video linked below (it’s a little bit longer video):
https://www.pilatestonic.com/2020/your-glutes-were-made-for-walking/
Hi, Sydney!
This video is genius! I have a hard time activating my left gluteus medius. Maybe my pelvis alignment is not in neutral? I’m not sure.
But reaching my left leg beyond my bottom right leg really helped me to keep my waist and hips level. I can feel my left gluteus medius working! Thank you so much for all your great tips!
So glad this was helpful, Rachel! Thanks for letting me know!