Windmills (single leg) ("Hip hinge, single leg" Posterior chain strengthening, windmill arms)

Windmills (single leg) ("Hip hinge, single leg" Posterior chain strengthening, windmill arms)

Stand up straight and balance on one leg.
Lift your arms to the side and look straight ahead.
Keeping your back straight, lean forwards, pushing your hips back behind you until your back is horizontal.
You may need to soften your knee a little.
Lift your elevated leg directly back behind you.
Keeping your back and elevated leg straight, bring one hand down and across to reach the opposite side of your stance foot.
Your other arm should turn up to point at the ceiling.
Allow your body to rotate with the movement and your head to turn to look at your upper hand.
Come back to the centre, and rotate to the other side.
Continue this movement.

Required equipment: No equipment
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