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step up and down front same side - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

step up and down front same side

step onto platform with one leg followed by other, then step down in same sequence repeatedly

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius
Equipment
step platform
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Place a step ( Bathroom sitting stool ) on ground and stand infront of them, place one leg followed by other leg on step and lower down first foot follwed by second. Return to start position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.