Exercise Comparison
Hip Circles (prone) vs Standing Hip Circles
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Instructions
Hip Circles (prone)
Position yourself on your hands and knees on the ground. Maintaining good posture, raise one bent knee off of the ground. This will be your starting position.
Keeping the knee in a bent position, rotate the femur in an arc, attempting to make a big circle with your knee.
Perform this slowly for a number of repetitions, and repeat on the other side.
Standing Hip Circles
Begin standing on one leg, holding to a vertical support.
Raise the unsupported knee to 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.
Open the hip as far as possible, attempting to make a big circle with your knee.
Perform this movement slowly for a number of repetitions, and repeat on the other side.
Verdict
Both exercises target the abductors. Hip Circles (prone) is a beginner exercise using bodyweight, while Standing Hip Circles is beginner and uses bodyweight.