Leg Extensions for your front thighs

Climbing stairs and hills, and getting up from chairs and beds will get easier with this one. This also helps stabilize the knee joint. If you do them on a weight bench with a low pivot point, it concentrates the effect around the knee. If done on a bench with a higher pivot point (as shown), it works the whole front thigh.   Sit on the bench facing the leg attachment. With your knees on top of the pivot point, hook your feet under the cushioned lower bar.

Raise your feet in an arc, slowly.

Keep raising your feet until your legs are almost straight. Stopping just short of straight legs takes a lot of stress off your knees while giving excellent results.

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