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lateral step over pillows - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

lateral step over pillows

step sideways over stacked pillows, ascending and descending from the same side repeatedly.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, hip abductors, gastrocnemius
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand beside two stacked pillows. Step sideways onto the pillows with one foot followed by the other. Step down from the same side and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.