Seated Resistance Bands Leg Presses / Extensions
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted about hip-width apart
- Lift one knee towards your chest and, holding the resistance band in both hands, loop the centre around the base of your foot
- When ready, exhale and contract your glutes and extend your leg outwards at 45 degree angle until your knee is almost straight
- Without locking your knee, hold this extended position before inhaling and allowing your leg to be pulled back into its starting position in a controlled manner
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Seated resistance bands leg presses / extensions is a gym work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also involves calves and hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Contralateral limb raises, long jumps / squat jumps and cardio – running / jogging / treadmill are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as seated resistance bands leg presses / extensions. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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