Which exercise involves side-to-side stepping with a resistance band around the thighs?

Which exercise involves side-to-side stepping with a resistance band around the thighs?

• A. Lateral Ambulation
• B. Clock Reach
• C. Donkey Kicks
• D. Bird Dips

Answer: (A)

Lateral ambulation with a resistance band around the thighs focuses on training hip abductors and pelvic stability during side-to-side movement. With the band around the thighs, you step laterally while keeping constant tension in the band, which forces the hips to actively abduct and the knees to track over the feet. This strengthens the gluteus medius and minimus and helps prevent the pelvis from dropping or the knees from collapsing inward during gait or cutting movements. It’s the movement pattern that matches side-to-side stepping against resistance. Clock Reach is more about reaching in multiple directions with the arms while maintaining a stable stance, not specifically about stepping laterally with a thigh-band resistance. Donkey Kicks are performed in a hands-and-knees position and involve lifting the leg back rather than stepping sideways. Bird Dips don’t describe a lateral band walk either.

Lateral ambulation with a resistance band around the thighs focuses on training hip abductors and pelvic stability during side-to-side movement. With the band around the thighs, you step laterally while keeping constant tension in the band, which forces the hips to actively abduct and the knees to track over the feet. This strengthens the gluteus medius and minimus and helps prevent the pelvis from dropping or the knees from collapsing inward during gait or cutting movements. It’s the movement pattern that matches side-to-side stepping against resistance.

Clock Reach is more about reaching in multiple directions with the arms while maintaining a stable stance, not specifically about stepping laterally with a thigh-band resistance. Donkey Kicks are performed in a hands-and-knees position and involve lifting the leg back rather than stepping sideways. Bird Dips don’t describe a lateral band walk either.