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backward braid - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

backward braid

sideways walking pattern where one leg crosses behind the other, alternating steps to maintain lateral movement.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, gastrocnemius
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand and walk sideways in such a way that one leg crosses other leg from behind, move the other leg close to crossed leg for return to starting position. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.