Swiss Ball Inner Thigh
The inner thigh exercise works the groin muscles. It is a low intensity exercise which can be used in the early stages of a rehab programme for groin strain, provided it is pain-free.
Teaching points
- Lay on your back with your knees bent.
- Place the ball in between your legs so your inner thighs are against the ball.
- Squeeze the ball with your inner thighs/knees and hold for 5 seconds.
- Relax for up to 5 seconds and repeat.
Variations and progressions
- Hold each rep for up to 10 seconds.
Muscles worked
- Adductor Magnus.
- Adductor Longus.
- Adductor Brevis.
- Pectineus.
Alternative exercises
- Hip adduction using a resistance band.
- Hip adduction using body weight.
- Inner thigh resistance machine.
Related injuries
- Groin strain.
- Gilmores groin.
