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How to do it
- Sit tall on the floor in a 90/90: front shin across, back shin behind, both knees bent about 90 degrees.
- Clasp your hands at the chest and keep both sit bones on the floor.
- Keep both knees bent as you lift them just enough to roll both legs toward the opposite side.
- Finish in the mirrored 90/90 with both knees and both shins resting on the floor.
- Stay tall through the chest and do not let either knee straighten during the switch.
- Reverse the same path back to the start and continue alternating sides.
Common mistakes
- Letting the pelvis lift or rock so the switch becomes a sit-up instead of a hip rotation.
- Straightening one knee to cheat the range instead of keeping both joints at 90 degrees.
- Collapsing the chest or rounding the lower back as the legs change sides.
- Planting the hands on the floor when the clip shows them clasped at the chest.
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Glutes
Good to know
- What muscles does the 90/90 Hip Switches work?
- Mainly the glutes.
- What equipment do you need for the 90/90 Hip Switches?
- None. It is a bodyweight exercise.
- Is the 90/90 Hip Switches good for beginners?
- GymVim rates it beginner.