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Side-Lying Clamshell

Muscles Worked

Front
Back
Primary: glutes, hip abductors

How to do it

Lie on your side with hips and knees bent at 45°, feet stacked. Keeping your feet together, rotate your top knee toward the ceiling as far as possible without rolling your pelvis back, then lower.

Form Tips

Imagine your pelvis is fixed to the floor. This exercise specifically targets the gluteus medius — a commonly weak hip stabilizer.

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