Resistance Band Leg Lift
Lie on your side with your legs stacked, knees slightly bent, and a resistance band looped around your thighs, just above the knees. Support your head with your bottom arm and place your top hand on the floor in front of you for stability.
- Equipment
- Equipment
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- gluteus medius
- gluteus minimus
- tensor fasciae latae
Secondary muscles
- obliques
- quadratus lumborum
- rectus abdominis
Target muscles
- glutes
- hips
- legs
How to perform
- 1
Lie on your side with your legs stacked, knees slightly bent, and a resistance band looped around your thighs, just above the knees.
- 2
Support your head with your bottom arm and place your top hand on the floor in front of you for stability.
- 3
Keeping your feet together and hips stacked, engage your glutes and lift your top knee towards the ceiling, externally rotating your hip and stretching the band.
- 4
Ensure your pelvis remains stable and does not roll backward as you lift.
- 5
Slowly lower your knee back to the starting position, maintaining controlled tension in the band.
- 6
Complete all repetitions on one side before switching to the other leg.
Safety & form
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