Seated Resistance Band Leg Curls / Flexions
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about hip-width apart.
- Wrap the top loop of the band around your working ankle and anchor the other end of the band to a bracket.
- Allow the band to lightly pull your working leg away from you.
- Gently grip the chair seat under or next to your thighs if this feels more comfortable
- When ready, exhale and pull your working leg toward you by bending at the knee
- You should feel tension in your hamstring as you curl your leg against the resistance
- Once your leg reaches a 90-degree bend, briefly pause before inhaling and allowing the resistance to gently pull your leg back to the starting position
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Seated resistance band leg curls / flexions is a gym work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and also involves calves. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Seated knee / leg lifts / elevations, plank jacks / extended leg and side plank leg raises are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated resistance band leg curls / flexions. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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