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Hamstring Lift Exercise

hamstring kickback exercise suitable for during pregnancyPurpose

Equipment Required

Technique

  1. Start by resting on your hands and knees, with your back flat and abdominal muscles squeezed in tightly.
  2. With your foot flexed, extend your leg straight behind you.
  3. Keeping your back flat, lift your left leg up until it is level with your back, and hold for several seconds
  4. Lower your leg.
  5. Repeat this action several times on the one side.
  6. Change legs and repeat.
  7. Start with five repetitions each side, and increase to 20 as you get fitter.

Key points

  1. do not let your abdominal muscles hang loose

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