standing single leg curl
standing single leg curl exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: hamstrings. Equipment: body weight.
- Target muscle
- hamstrings
- Muscle group
- glutes
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- body weight
Secondary muscles
glutes
How to perform
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips.
- Shift your weight onto your left leg and lift your right foot off the ground, bending your knee.
- Slowly curl your right heel towards your glutes, squeezing your hamstring.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your right foot back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs.