band step-up
Body part:
upper legs
Equipment:
band
Body target:
glutes
Secondary muscles:
- quadriceps
- hamstrings
- calves
Instructions:
- Place a band around your thighs, just above your knees.
- Stand facing a step or platform with your feet hip-width apart.
- Step up onto the platform with your right foot, pushing through your heel.
- Extend your left leg behind you, keeping it straight.
- Lower your left foot back down to the ground.
- Repeat with your left foot stepping up onto the platform.
- Continue alternating legs for the desired number of repetitions.