Banded Fire Hydrants - Glute Strengthening Exercise
Exercise Overview
Banded fire hydrants are a closed-chain hip strengthening exercise used to activate the gluteal muscles, particularly the gluteus medius and gluteus maximus. They are commonly prescribed to improve hip abductor strength, pelvic stability, and lower-extremity control during functional movement.
Muscles Involved
Gluteus mediusGluteus maximusGluteus minimusTensor fasciae lataeDeep hip external rotatorsTransversus abdominis
Related Conditions
Greater trochanteric pain syndromeHip abductor weaknessPatellofemoral pain syndromeIliotibial band syndromeDynamic knee valgusPelvic instability
