Resistance Band Laying Hip Abduction Exercise
The laying hip abduction exercise is ideal for those who have difficulty standing on one leg to perform the standing version.
Teaching Points
- Sit on the floor with your legs together.
- Wrap the band round one ankle twice and then around the other ankle and back.
- Lean back on your arms and move your ankles apart against the resistance.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
Muscles Worked
- Gluteus Medius.
- Gluteus Minimus.
- Tensor Fasciae Latae.
Alternative exercises
- Standing abduction with a resistance band.
- Hip abduction using body weight.
- Outer thigh machine.
Related Injuries
- Iliotibial band friction syndrome - runners knee.
