Resistance Band Clam Shells
How to Do Resistance Band Clam Shells
- Place a resistance band around your knees
- Lay sidewise on an exercise mat with your knees, together, pointing forwards and bent at a 90 degree angle.
- Keeping your feet in a fixed position, lift your upper knee about 8 – 10 inches away from your lower knee.
- Hold this extended position for 1 second before slowly lowering your knee back to its starting position.
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Related Glutes & Hip Flexors Exercises
Standing Adductor / Adduction Stretch
Hip Raises / Butt Lift / Bridges
Seated Resistance Bands Leg Presses / Extensions
Resistance Band Clam Shells Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Resistance Band Clam Shells targets glutes & hip flexors. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: resistance bands.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Standing adductor / adduction stretch, hip raises / butt lift / bridges and seated resistance bands leg presses / extensions. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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