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alternating hip hiking supported - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

alternating hip hiking supported

standing hip elevation exercise performed alternately on each side with chair support for balance

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, obliques, quadratus lumborum
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
active, resisted

How it is done

Stand beside a chair with feet hip-width apart. Hold the chair lightly for support. Lift the heel of one foot to raise the hip, then lower it. Repeat on the other side.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.