Kettlebell Weight Shift
Exercise Overview
The kettlebell weight shift is a hip mobility exercise that is used to improve hip abduction and external rotation. Start by kneeling down on one leg have the target hip’s leg planted with the foot and knee pointed away from your midline. Hold a kettlebell with both hands relaxed in front of you and shift your pelvis in the same direction as the target hip’s foot.
Muscles Involved
Hip Joint Capsule (femoroacetabular joint)PectineusAdductor Magnus, Adductor Brevis, Adductor LongusGracilis
Related Conditions
Hip impingementSquat warm up / Squat hip shiftInternal snapping hip syndromePes anserinus irritationGroin strain (late stage recovery)Adductor strain (late stage recovery)adductor tendinitis / tendinopathyiliopsoas tendinitis / tendinopathy
