Kneeling Hip Flexor

A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the quads.

Kneeling Hip Flexor — Starting position Starting position
Kneeling Hip Flexor — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Stretching
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Quads
Logged As Time held

How to Do Kneeling Hip Flexor

  1. Kneel on a mat and bring your right knee up so the bottom of your foot is on the floor and extend your left leg out behind you so the top of your foot is on the floor.
  2. Shift your weight forward until you feel a stretch in your hip. Hold for 15 seconds, then repeat for your other side.

Muscles Worked

Front

Primary

Where Kneeling Hip Flexor does most of its work.

Alternatives to Kneeling Hip Flexor

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad Stretch

    Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad Stretch

    An intermediate compound mobility exercise that works the quads.

    intermediate Not specified
  2. 2 Standing Hip Flexors

    Standing Hip Flexors

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  3. 3 Rear Leg Raises

    Rear Leg Raises

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  4. 4 Looking At Ceiling

    Looking At Ceiling

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  5. 5 On Your Side Quad Stretch

    On Your Side Quad Stretch

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  6. 6 On-Your-Back Quad Stretch

    On-Your-Back Quad Stretch

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  7. 7 One Half Locust

    One Half Locust

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  8. 8 Sit Squats

    Sit Squats

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  9. 9 Standing Elevated Quad Stretch

    Standing Elevated Quad Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the quads.

    beginner Not specified
  10. 10 All Fours Quad Stretch

    All Fours Quad Stretch

    An intermediate mobility exercise that works the quads, needing no equipment.

    intermediate No Equipment

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do kneeling hip flexor work?

Kneeling Hip Flexor primarily works the quads.

What equipment do I need for kneeling hip flexor?

The source dataset does not record equipment for kneeling hip flexor. Check the instructions above before you set up.

Kneeling Hip Flexor: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Kneeling Hip Flexor is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of kneeling hip flexor?

Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad Stretch, Standing Hip Flexors, Rear Leg Raises train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

How do I log kneeling hip flexor in Fitnit?

As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the quads on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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