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dumbbell squat - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

dumbbell squat

lower body strengthening exercise involving knee and hip flexion to 90 degrees while holding dumbbells at sides.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head, lumbar spine
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Equipment
dumbbell
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet apart and arm by side holding the dumbbell in each hand, now bend your knees upto 90° same as squat and back 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.