Thera-Band Lower Body Exercises - Page 2

Lunges

Place the door anchor in the middle of the tubing with the handles on either end.  Secure the door anchor at chest level.  Facing away form the door, grasp handles at shoulder level.  Step forward with the involved leg and lower yourself until your thigh is parallel to the floor.  Keep your knee behind your toes.  Return to the start position and then step forward with the opposite leg.  Repeat.

Hip Internal Rotation

Remove handles and door anchor.  Sit in the chair with the tube around involved ankle and tied to front leg of chair.  Grasp sides of chair with both hands.  With involved foot, cross over opposite foot, keeping thigh on chair.  Slowly return to start position and repeat.

Hip External Rotation

Sit in the chair with tube around opposite ankle.  Kick out and away, keeping thigh on chair.  Slowly return to start position and repeat.

Seated Hip Flexion

Sit in chair with middle of the tube on the top of the thigh.  Allow both ends to drop to the floor and place under foot.  Raise the involved knee slowly toward the ceiling.  Return to start position and repeat.

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