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What is the exercise called that works your and inner thighs while on your back?
I do this a lot when I'm watching TV. I lie on my back sometimes with my hands behind my head or to my side. I put both of my feet straight up together in the air (perpendicular to my body, I look like an L). Then I separate both legs to go to either side of my body as far as I can sometimes and I will slowly bring them back up to meet together.

I've been doing this for while, and I want to know the term for it to make sure others are doing it and that I'm doing it correctly.


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The movement you're describing is hip adduction. You're exercising the hip adductors, which are thigh muscles that pull your legs together.

I can't find an image of a bodyweight version of the exercise you're describing, but here is an image of the weighted exercise:

You can find out more about that exercise here. There are some other examples in this section of the thigh exercise page on exrx. A google search for "hip adduction" or "hip adduction exercises" should give you a lot more direction on the movement if you would like to find out more.


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