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backward diagonal step with resistance band - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

backward diagonal step with resistance band

step backward at 45 degrees against band resistance, then return foot to starting position

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, gluteus maximus, hip extensors
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Stand with arms by side and loop the theraband above ankles. Put one step backward and diagonally maintaing angle of 45° with pulling the theraband, foot off other leg and place close to first leg to 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.