Strong Hip Abductors Will Help You Increase Your Lateral Mobility Lateral mobility is defined as the ability to move sideways either to the left or to the right. This lateral movement begins with the separation of one of your legs away from the other as seen by the athlete’s right leg in the figure above. The muscles responsible for this action are the hip abductors. Having strong hip abductors will enable you to be more successful in any sport where quicker and faster lateral mobility is needed. This is because they will allow you to gain a more dominant position… read more