band step-up
band step-up exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: glutes. Equipment: band.
- Target muscle
- glutes
- Muscle group
- quadriceps
- Body part
- upper legs
- Equipment
- band
Secondary muscles
quadriceps, hamstrings, calves
How to perform
- 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.