Band Hip Abduction
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
Band Hip Abduction targets the hip abductor muscles, crucial for hip stability and lateral movement. It's an excellent exercise for strengthening the outer thighs and improving balance.
How to do it
- Attach a resistance band to a stable point and loop it around your lower leg just above the ankle.
- Stand sideways to the anchor, keeping your leg straight.
- Slowly move your leg away from the anchor point, engaging the hip muscles.
- Pause briefly at the top of the movement, then return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching sides.
Muscles worked
Primary Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus
Secondary Gluteus Maximus Tensor Fasciae Latae
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