Resistance Band Knee Extension Exercise
Knee extension exercises strengthen the quadriceps muscles at the front of the thigh. Using a resistance band allows a gradual increase in difficulty which is especially good following a knee or thigh injury.
Teaching points
- Start sitting on a chair or bench with one end of the band wrapped around the ankle and the other end attached to something sturdy, close to the floor, behind you.
- Alternatively get a friend to hold it.
- Straighten the knee against the resistance.
- Slowly return back to the starting position, maintaining full control throughout.
Muscles worked
- Rectus Femoris.
- Vastus Medialis.
- Vastus Lateralis.
- Vastus Intermedius.
Alternative exercises
- Knee extension machine.
- Leg press machine.
Related injuries
- Quad strain.
- Contusion.
