lying leg abduction with resistance band
Lie on your side with your body in a straight line, legs stacked, and the resistance band placed just above your knees. Support your head with your bottom arm or hand, and place your top hand on the floor in front of you for stability.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Glutes
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- gluteus medius
- gluteus minimus
- tensor fasciae latae
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- quadratus lumborum
Target muscles
- glutes
- hips
How to perform
- 1
Lie on your side with your body in a straight line, legs stacked, and the resistance band placed just above your knees.
- 2
Support your head with your bottom arm or hand, and place your top hand on the floor in front of you for stability.
- 3
Keeping your feet together and hips stacked, slowly lift your top knee towards the ceiling, externally rotating your hip.
- 4
Pause briefly at the top, squeezing your glute, then slowly lower your knee back to the starting position with control.
- 5
Ensure your hips remain stacked and your torso doesn't rock throughout the movement.
- 6
Complete all repetitions on one side before switching to the other.
Safety & form
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