Seated Leg Raises Abdominal Exercise

Muscles Worked

Lower Abdominals

How to Properly Perform Seated Leg Raises

1. On a flat bench sit near the end so that your legs are straight off the end and up in the air. Hold on to the bench off to your sides near where you are sitting.
2. Begin to bring your knees slowly up toward your chest.
3. After going up as high as you can, slowly lower them to the starting position.
4. Continue the exercise without resting until you have completed the appropriate number of reps. You should be near muscle failure at the end of the set.

Precautions when doing this exercise:

1. Don't do the exercise quickly, swinging your knees up and down out of control. Slow, steady resistance is best.
2. Keep a steady balance on the bench so you don't fall off to either side. If this is difficult, you may do the exercise sitting on the floor.

Seated Leg Raises Demonstration Video