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Resistance Band Standing Hip Abduction
How to do the resistance band standing hip abduction, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Hip Abduction
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Loop a resistance band around both ankles and stand tall holding something sturdy for balance. Keeping your standing leg slightly bent and hips level, push your working leg out to the side against the band as far as you can, pause, then return with control. Finish your reps, then switch legs.
- 1Push your leg outward and feel the outer thigh and glute drive against
- 2the band
- 3Keep your core braced and hips square as you squeeze
- 4Return slowly to the start, maintaining tension on the band
Common mistakes
- Don't rotate your torso or shift your hips to cheat the movement
- Avoid swinging the leg or letting the band snap you back
- Don't lean toward the support or let the band go slack at the top
Muscles worked
The resistance band standing hip abduction mainly works the glutes, with the quads, lower abs, and hamstrings assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
Kovo programs the resistance band standing hip abduction for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.