Hip Airplanes

Hip Airplanes is a unilateral mobility exercise training the hip, knee, ankle, and pelvis across the frontal and transverse planes, using Bodyweight.

Laterality
Unilateral
Planes
Frontal · Transverse
Equipment
Bodyweight
Primary joints
Hip · Knee · Ankle · Pelvis
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How to perform it

  1. 1Stand on one leg and swing the opposite leg in a hip airplane pattern — rotating your pelvis and torso as the swing leg moves. This challenges hip stability, balance, and multi-planar hip control. Think of the pelvis as an airplane rolling through the air as you move.
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Training profile

Plane of motion

Training intent

MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance

Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.

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