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step up and down bilateral alternating - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

step up and down bilateral alternating

step up onto a six inch platform with alternating legs then step down to starting position.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, hip flexors, hamstrings
Equipment
step platform
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Keep a 6 inch step in front and stand with feet hip width apart. List one leg off the floor and place it on the step followed by another foot and stand on the step. Lower down to the starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.