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forward braid - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

forward braid

side-stepping exercise where one leg crosses in front of the other, then returns to neutral before repeating the pattern

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, hip abductors
Goal
balance, coordination, proprioception, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand and walk sideways in such a way that one leg crosses other leg from front, move the other leg close to crossed leg for 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.