IT Band and Glute Stretch

Learn how to perform the IT Band and Glute Stretch, a intermediate exercise that targets the abductors. Includes step-by-step instructions.

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Starting position of IT Band and Glute Stretch
Starting position of IT Band and Glute Stretch
Ending position of IT Band and Glute Stretch
Ending position of IT Band and Glute Stretch

Instructions

  1. Loop a belt, rope, or band around one of your feet, and swing that leg across your body to the opposite side, keeping the leg extended as you lay on the ground. This will be your starting position.
  2. Keeping your foot off of the floor, pull on the belt, using the tension to pull the toes up. Hold for 10-20 seconds, and repeat on the other side.

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