Description

Key Features and Function ​Dual Function: It's typically designed to work two opposing muscle groups in the hips and thighs. The user sits in the machine with their legs positioned either inside or outside the padded levers. ​Hip Abduction: This movement involves pushing the legs outward against resistance, targeting the muscles on the outer thigh and hips, primarily the gluteus medius and minimus. ​Hip Adduction: This movement involves squeezing the legs inward against resistance, targeting the muscles on the inner thigh, or adductors (like the adductor magnus, longus, and brevis). ​Adjustability: This type of machine usually has a lever or pin (visible near the seat) that allows the user to switch the starting position and thus the exercise (abduction vs. adduction). ​Weight Stack: The resistance is provided by the weight stack (the tall, black and silver unit labeled LEXCO), which is common for isolated resistance training machines. ​Padded Comfort: It features padded seating and leg rests (the brown cushions in the image) for comfort and proper positioning during the exercise. ​It's a very common piece of equipment for strengthening and toning the inner and outer thigh muscles and is used for both aesthetic goals and functional fitness/rehabilitation.