Squat with Exercise Band

Professional Rationale
A complex closed chain exercise that engages all major muscle groups in the lower extremity. When done correctly it promotes the proper neuromuscular firing patterns especially for walking and running. It helps to promote proper glut engagement of the stance leg.

Client Rationale
This is an exercise used to help strengthen your quadriceps and gluteus muscles. It also helps to strengthen your hip abductors, and adductors, making it a very functional exercise. It helps all the muscles in the your hips and legs to communicate with one another.



Instructions

• Stand with both knees slightly bent and exercise band tucked under your feet.
• Pull the band to hip height.
• Straighten your knees against the resistance of the exercise band.
• Return slowly.
• Do not bend your knees more than 45 degrees.

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