Resistance Band Leg Exercises
This video is aimed at showing how easy it is to do lunges with the simple aid of resistance bands. This particular form of lunges is referred to as stationary lunge which means you will not be moving. You need to apply the same position as that applied in the squat approach.Place one foot forward to ensure stability. Place your foot on top of the resistance band making sure it is evenly weighed out. Make sure the band is underneath your arch for maximum results. Having done so, raise the band with your hands up to your shoulder area. Place your other leg at a running position making sure your calf muscle is tensed.
Keep your back straight at all times to avoidany form of back injury. Now slowly but uncontrollably, kneel down, hold you're self and then repeat. It is recommended to start with shorter reps so 6 sets of 8 reps would be a good start point.
Resistance Band Leg Exercises
This exercise shown in the video is based targeting lunge lateral raises with the help of a resistance band and a bossy ball. The key to this exercise is stability and control otherwise one can be exposed to severe injury.Firmly place one of your foot in the centre of the ball with the band wrapped underneath it. Make sure you have equal resistance from both sides equally. Place your other leg in a striding position that tenses the calf muscles as if you are preparing for a sprint. Your hip needs to be tucked under to help make sure your back is kept straight. Cross the resistance band over your foot. Now here comes the complicated part.
First kneel down slowly and move back up to your starting position. While kneeling down, move and spread your arms outwards making sure you keep full control of the resistance. This ensures that both out lunge and lateral muscles are being worked simultaneously.
Resistance Band Leg Exercises
When you sit in a particular place for a long time, your joints get stiffened and the circulation of the blood becomes slow as a result of which a lot of blood starts accumulating in the lower legs and your feet.If you exercise, the feet and ankles help the muscles and assist the veins to pump back blood up the legs against the force of gravity, to the heart besides increasing movement of the joints.
You can practice this exercise anywhere, anytime even when you are working.
Stand with feet approxi-mately shoulder-width apart. Place the bandunder the arches of bothfeet, holding the ends com-fortably in each hand. Lookat a point slightly higherthan your head and con-tract your abdominals tomaintain proper posture.
Bend your knees until yourupper legs are just aboveparallel in relation to thefloor. Keep your heelsdown, your body weightover the ankles and yourabdominals tight with yourlow back in a natural arch. Make sure you can seeyour toes as you bend yourknees. Return to startingposition and repeat.
Outer Thigh Resistance Band Exercises
This particular home resistance band exercise is based on the outer thighs of a person. It simply consists of placing both feet firmly over the resistance band making sure they are equal from both ends.Hold the exercise bands close to your hip area with a firm and steady grip. Now imitate the squat position. Slowly move down and back up at a steady pace while maintaining total control. Make sure your back is kept straight at all times and that you do not rush the exercise.
This form of exercise can be done with both wide and close leg grasp. If you are starting this particular exercise for the first time then you should definitely start slow. 3 sets of 10 reps are ideal to start with. After a couple of weeks where you feel you are more comfortable then you can push your self further by increasing to 5 sets of 15 reps.
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