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- HOW: Begin in a squat position, with a majority of your weight in the balls of your feet. Take a large step out to one site. Allow your opposite leg to slowly meet with the leg that stepped out. Make sure to keep tension on the band for the entirety of this exercise, avoid bringing the knees to close together. Repeat taking a step from side to side.
- FEEL: You will feel the entire leg with this exercise, majority of the burn will likely be in the glute and quad muscles.
- COMPENSATION: Avoid allowing the knees to cave in during this exercise, make sure to keep the knees spread into the band. Also avoid allowing the knee from going forward past your toes.
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