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Mobility

Knee Across The Body

Lie down on the floor with your right leg straight. Bend your left leg and lower it across your body, holding the knee down toward the floor with your right hand. (The knee doesn't need to touch the floor if you're tight.)

Beginner

The movement

Knee Across The Body - Right Knee Setup
1. Right Knee Setup
Knee Across The Body - Right Knee Cross Left
2. Right Knee Cross Left
Knee Across The Body - Right Knee Return
3. Right Knee Return

About This Exercise

Lie down on the floor with your right leg straight. Bend your left leg and lower it across your body, holding the knee down toward the floor with your right hand. (The knee doesn't need to touch the floor if you're tight.)

1Setup

Lie down on the floor with your right leg straight. Bend your left leg and lower it across your body, holding the knee down toward the floor with your right hand. (The knee doesn't need to touch the floor if you're tight.)

2Execution

Place your left arm comfortably beside you and turn your head to the left. Imagine you have a weight tied to your tailbone. let your tailbone fall back toward the floor as your chest reaches in the opposite direction to stretch your lower back. Switch sides.

Train This Exercise

Quick workout with this exercise

Muscles Worked

Front

Back

Primary

Secondary

Abductors
Lower Back

How to programme it

Sets2
Default reps30
Rest60 sec

Equipment