Senior Exercises: Hip Abductors

Video Transcript

"In this clip we are going to be doing an exercise for the outer thigh or the hip abductor so seniors there are different types of equipment you can use for this exercise but the most common and easiest one is just the flat tubing or the band. There is also a hoop you can use and just scooch it up over the top of your legs which works nicely and then if you don't have access to either one of those you can take your resistance tubing and just tie it or secure it for resistance around your thighs. For this exercise I am going to use the resistance with the flat band so what I am going to do is I am going to reach underneath my legs and tie it securely so you can provide some resistance for those outer thighs or those hip abductors. I am going to try to make sure the band is nice and flat so it does not cut into your legs. You are going to sit with your feet nice and firmly on the ground nice and flat, body in an upright position and you are just going to open up your legs providing resistance to the outer thighs, exhale on the way out and inhale on the way in. Put your hands firmly on your thighs or let them hang to the side and exhale on the way out and inhale on the way in. You can feel this in your outer thighs and helps strengthen those hips. Exhale on the way out and inhale on the release."