Balance · Regular
Single-Leg Reach
Balancing on one leg while you hinge forward and reach toward the floor, training balance, hips and hamstrings together.
Demo by Lena, an AI coach. Its start and end, as stills.
- Works
- glutes, hamstrings; also calves, abs, lower back
- Kit
- No kit
- Dose
- 6 to 10 reps each side
It goes into the workout in progress at the Bench, as a new group in its main set.
Set up
Stand on one leg with a soft knee near a wall or chair. Hinge forward and reach both hands toward the floor as your free leg extends behind you.
While you move
- Hinge from the hip
- Back leg reaches long
- Hips stay square to the floor
- Reach only as low as you control
Avoid
- Rounding your back to reach lower
- Opening your hip so the back foot turns out
- Locking the standing knee