Resistance bands, particularly mini bands, are versatile fitness accessories that can provide low-impact but highly effective strength workouts. The recent episode of Well+Good’s Trainer of the Month Club features Lululemon Studio trainer Lonnie Poupard demonstrating a 10-minute routine aimed at strengthening the lower body, while also bringing stability to the hip and knee joints.
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Key Points:Â
- Resistance bands offer an external force to muscles without requiring weight lifting, improving muscle endurance, strength, and strengthening connective tissues in joints.
- Mini bands are small resistance band loops that come in varying levels of resistance. The level chosen should challenge your muscles, but also allow you to complete the movements.
- Resistance bands can aid in improving mobility, ensuring that joints can work through their full range of motion under tension.
- Mobility and strength are key in preventing pain. For instance, weaker glute or hamstring muscles can cause a chain reaction, leading to back pain.
- The lower body resistance band workout comprises exercises like clamshells, banded walks, and leg lifts that target your glutes, challenge your hips’ range of motion, and support your knee joints.
Source: https://www.wellandgood.com/lower-body-resistance-band-workout-video/Â
