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