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active assisted knee flexion with resistance band - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

active assisted knee flexion with resistance band

sit with legs extended, use resistance band to pull heel toward body, then slide back to starting position

Starting position
long-sitting
Joints
knee
Muscles
gastrocnemius, hamstrings
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, active assisted

How it is done

Sit with both legs straight in front. Wrap a resistance band around one foot and hold both ends. Pull the band to slide the heel toward your body. Return to the starting position by sliding the heel back. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.