What are the methods of fitness with resistance bands?

Exercise is something we all do in our lives, but the amount of exercise is different. When doing fitness, many friends will choose equipment training. This is a way to increase our strength and muscle. Moreover, different exercise equipment and usage methods have different effects on different parts of the body's muscles. Some friends will also use resistance bands for fitness. Let's learn about the resistance band fitness methods.

1. Standing back leg lift

Target muscles: Gluteus maximus

Action key: Fix one end of the rope at a lower place, and fix the other end to the right foot with an ankle strap. Exhale and lift your legs back and up, and hold for 1 to 2 seconds. Inhale to restore. Switch legs. This is a great exercise for developing the gluteus maximus.

2. Supine Leg Press

Target muscles: Gluteus maximus

Key points of the action: Fix the rope above the chest and abdomen, lie flat with your back to the rope, fix the elastic rope on the left ankle with an ankle strap, lift the left leg with straight legs, perpendicular to the ground, exhale and stretch the hip joint downward with straight legs, contract the left buttocks muscles, and inhale to return to the starting position. Switch legs.

3. Kneeling Leg Push Back

Target muscles: Gluteus maximus

Action key: Fix the rope on your left foot, kneel on the mat with your right knee, and support the ground with both hands holding the handles. Bend your left knee and then stretch it back. Exhale when you stretch, and inhale when you return.

4. Side step movement

Target muscles: Gluteus medius, hip abductors

Action key: Fix one end of the elastic rope to your right foot, step on the rope with your left foot, and hold the rope handle with your right hand. Stand with your feet parallel and apart, exhale and lift your right foot and step to the side while squatting down. When you stand up, follow with your back leg and repeat the exercise.

The above is an introduction to the fitness methods of resistance bands. When practicing with resistance bands, we must pay attention to the correct movements and methods. In particular, the methods used for different training purposes are different. And no matter what kind of equipment is used, it requires long-term and serious persistence.