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Abductors

Windmills

Windmills

none abductors

Lie on your back with your arms extended out to the sides and your legs straight. This will be your starting position...

Thigh Abductor

Thigh Abductor

machine abductors

To begin, sit down on the abductor machine and select a weight you are comfortable with. When your legs are positione...

Standing Hip Circles

Standing Hip Circles

body only abductors

Begin standing on one leg, holding to a vertical support. Raise the unsupported knee to 90 degrees. This will be your...

Monster Walk

Monster Walk

bands abductors

Place a band around both ankles and another around both knees. There should be enough tension that they are tight whe...

Lying Crossover

Lying Crossover

body only abductors

Lie on your back with your legs extended. Cross one leg over your body with the knee bent, attempting to touch the kn...

IT Band and Glute Stretch

IT Band and Glute Stretch

other abductors

Loop a belt, rope, or band around one of your feet, and swing that leg across your body to the opposite side, keeping...

Iliotibial Tract-SMR

Iliotibial Tract-SMR

foam roll abductors

Lay on your side, with the bottom leg placed onto a foam roller between the hip and the knee. The other leg can be cr...

Hip Circles (prone)

Hip Circles (prone)

body only abductors

Position yourself on your hands and knees on the ground. Maintaining good posture, raise one bent knee off of the gro...

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