Lying IT Band Stretch
- Primary muscles
- Abductors
- Secondary muscles
- Lats
- Equipment
- Band
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Lie on your back with both legs extended straight on the floor.
- 2 Bend your right knee and place your right foot flat on the floor, then cross your right leg over your left leg.
- 3 Place your right foot on the outside of your left knee.
- 4 Use your left hand to gently pull your right knee towards your left shoulder, feeling a stretch along the outside of your right thigh and hip.
- 5 Hold the stretch for the desired duration, then slowly release and return to the starting position.
- 6 Repeat the stretch on the opposite side.
