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Resistance bands offer a cheap and convenient alternative to dumbbells when it comes to strength training. Keep a couple in your bag and you can perform this resistance band leg workout any time…
These resistance band leg exercises are suggested by personal trainer, running coach, fitness consultant and co-founder of Track Life Ldn, Omar Mansour.
He recommends choosing a band that creates a good amount of resistance in each exercise, but one you can control through the movements. Perform each exercise as standalone movements, as below:
Reps: 30-45 secs
Sets: 4
Rest: 60 secs
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Resistance band legs workout
- Banded Front Squat
- Banded Reverse Lunge
- Banded Good Morning
- Banded Kickback
- Banded Side Step
Banded Front Squat
- Stand on the band with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Rack the band under your chin, palms facing the sky and elbows facing forward.
- Push your hips back and bend your knees, performing a front squat while keeping your elbows high throughout and your weight over your heels.
Banded Reverse Lunge
- While standing, loop the resistance band around your right foot and around your neck.
- Keeping your upper body tall, step backward with your left foot and lower your body until both knees are bent at least 90 degrees.
- Push yourself back to starting position.
Banded Good Morning
- Loop a resistance band around your neck, allowing the band to rest on the top of your shoulders. Loop the other end of the band under your feet to create tension. Start with a very slight bend in your knees.
- Roll your shoulders back, drawing your shoulder blades toward your spine to engage your upper back. Your shoulders should remain pulled back like this throughout the exercise.
- Push your hips back as your torso naturally begins to lean forward toward the floor, keeping your legs relatively straight.
- Once your torso is horizontal, squeeze your glutes forward and return to the standing position.
Banded Kickback
- Start on your hands and knees. Have one end of the band evenly distributed under both hands. Loop the other end of the band around the sole of your foot.
- Keep the hips square and core engaged as you extend your leg back.
- Return to the start.
- Repeat with the other foot.
Banded Side Step
- Place your feet slightly apart from each other, looping one end of the resistance band underneath your feet and holding onto the other end. Form an X-shape by crossing the band in the middle.
- Pull the band upwards to increase the tension.
- Take small side steps one way, then the other.
This article was originally published by Mensfitness.co.uk. Read the original article here.