Band Hip Adductions
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the inner thighs, using a resistance band.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Band Hip Adductions
- Anchor a band around a solid post or other object.
- Stand with your left side to the post, and put your right foot through the band, getting it around the ankle.
- Stand up straight and hold onto the post if needed. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping the knee straight, raise your right legs out to the side as far as you can.
- Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired rep count.
- Switch sides.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to Band Hip Adductions
5 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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1
Thigh Adductor
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the inner thighs, using a machine.
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2
Carioca Quick Step
A beginner plyometric exercise that works the inner thighs.
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3
Lateral Bound
A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the inner thighs, needing no equipment.
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4
Lateral Box Jump
A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the inner thighs.
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5
Lateral Cone Hops
A beginner compound plyometric exercise that works the inner thighs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do band hip adductions work?
Band Hip Adductions primarily works the inner thighs.
What equipment do I need for band hip adductions?
Band Hip Adductions uses resistance bands.
Band Hip Adductions: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Band Hip Adductions is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of band hip adductions?
Thigh Adductor, Carioca Quick Step, Lateral Bound train the same primary muscles and are listed with 2 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my band hip adductions reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; band hip adductions can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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