Seated Resistance Bands Leg Presses / Extensions
How to Do 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 Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Seated Resistance Bands Leg Presses / Extensions targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works calves and hamstrings. 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.
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