How To: Exercise standing leg raise & extension w/ankle weight

Learn how to exercise by doing the standing leg raise and extension with ankle weight.
EXERCISE DETAILS:
Primary Muscle Group: hip flexors
Secondary Muscle Group: abs and obliques, quads
Base Movement: leg extension, leg raise
Equipment: ankle weights
Training Type: balance and stability, weight training
Level of Difficulty: 5
Sport Specific: soccer, swim breast stroke, swim butterfly, swim freestyle
Position: standing on 1 leg
Movement Variation: unilateral
Plane of Motion: sagittal
Joint Action: hip flexion, knee extension