11 hip flexor exercises, sorted by difficulty
Every movement in Handler's library that trains the hip flexors as a primary muscle. 8 are beginner-friendly and 8 need no equipment. Open any exercise for form cues, common mistakes, programming ranges by goal, and modifications for sensitive joints.
Library data updated Handler exercise library
- Exercises
- 11
- With video demo
- 11
- Bodyweight
- 8
- Timed holds/intervals
- 8
Hip flexor exercises by equipment
Beginner (8)
- A-SkipCalves, Hip flexors · Bodyweight · Video
- Captain's Chair Knee RaiseCore, Hip flexors · Captains chair · Video
- Couch StretchQuadriceps, Hip flexors · Bodyweight · Video
- High KneesHip flexors, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- Kneeling Hip Flexor StretchHip flexors · Bodyweight · Video
- March in PlaceHip flexors, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- Marching IntervalsHip flexors, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- Mountain Climber Warm-UpCore, Hip flexors · Bodyweight · Video
Intermediate (2)
Advanced (1)
Questions about this list
How many hip flexor exercises are in the database?
11 exercises list the hip flexors as a primary muscle. 8 are tagged beginner and 8 need no equipment.
What equipment do most hip flexor exercises use?
Beyond bodyweight options, the most common equipment for hip flexors work in this library is pull-up bar (2), captains chair (1).
Which movement patterns train the hip flexors?
In this library the hip flexors show up mainly in warm-up movements (4), core movements (3), cardio movements (2). Open any exercise for its form cues, mistakes, and programming ranges.
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