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backward v walk - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

backward v walk

step backward and diagonally at 45 degrees, then bring feet together and repeat the pattern

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

How it is done

Stand with arms by side. Put one step backward and diagonally maintaing angle of 45°. Bring the other foot and close to back foot to return to start position. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.