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squat on two pillows with forward arm raise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

squat on two pillows with forward arm raise

stand on two pillows, raise arms forward to ninety degrees, squat to ninety degrees knee flexion, then return to standing

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head, shoulder
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, deltoid, hamstrings
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with 2 pillows in front with feet hip-width apart. Step over the pillow. Elevate arms to 90 degrees forward, bend the knees and lower as if sitting on a chair to 90 degrees. Contract buttock muscles and return to starting position.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.