Resistance Band Air Bike
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The resistance band air bike exercise targets the core muscles, emphasizing the obliques and rectus abdominis. It involves a pedaling motion in a supine position with the legs alternately extending and flexing, while the torso twists to bring elbow to opposite knee.
How to do it
- Lie on your back and loop a resistance band around both feet.
- Place your hands behind your head for support, elbows open wide.
- Lift your shoulders off the floor and engage your core.
- Simultaneously bring your right elbow to your left knee while extending your right leg.
- Alternate sides in a pedaling motion, maintaining tension in the band.
Muscles worked
Primary Obliques Rectus Abdominis
Secondary Iliopsoas Quadriceps