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How to do Exercise Ball One Legged Diagonal Kick Hamstring Curl

This exercise targets the glutes and also works the hamstrings and calves. It requires balance and coordination as you perform a single-leg hamstring curl and diagonal kick on a stability ball.

Exercise Ball One Legged Diagonal Kick Hamstring Curl demonstration
Primary muscle
Glutes
Also works
Hamstrings and Calves
Level
Advanced
Category
Legs

How to do Exercise Ball One Legged Diagonal Kick Hamstring Curl, step by step

  1. Start by lying on your back with your legs extended and your heels resting on top of the stability ball.
  2. Place your arms by your sides for stability.
  3. Engage your glutes and core muscles to lift your hips off the ground, creating a straight line from your shoulders to your heels.
  4. Bend your right knee and bring it towards your chest, keeping your left leg extended and your foot flexed.
  5. Kick your right leg diagonally across your body, extending it fully and engaging your hamstrings.
  6. Slowly return your right leg to the starting position, maintaining control and stability.
  7. Repeat the movement with your left leg, alternating sides for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Exercise Ball One Legged Diagonal Kick Hamstring Curl works your glutes as the main mover, with help from your hamstrings and calves.

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Exercise Ball One Legged Diagonal Kick Hamstring Curl is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.

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