Video Transcript

Hi, I'm Sara Haley, and I am here to show you how to do a quadruped outer hip lift. This is a great exercise for you to do during your pregnancy because you will be on the floor. You can stabilize with your upper body and actually work your core at the same time. I am here at Pure Barre, Santa Monica and I'm going to show you the best way to do this exercise. For your quadruped outer hip lifted, you will be taking it to the floor, hands underneath shoulders and knees underneath hips. Your goal during this entire exercise is to make sure that you keep your hips square to the floor. So you are going to lift and lower, trying to lift the knee up almost to hip level, now keep in mind if you can't keep your hips square, then just keep that leg a little bit lower. Shoot for at least ten reps and if you can do more when you are ready, go for it. And if you would like to try a little bit more of an advanced version, feel free to extend the leg all the way out and all the way back in. Make sure to do an equal mount of reps on both sides.