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marble pickup with toe flexion - beginner Lower Body exercise

Lower Body
beginner

marble pickup with toe flexion

sit on chair, curl toes to grasp marble, lift foot off floor, release marble and repeat

Starting position: sitting
Joints: head, foot
Muscles: flexor hallucis longus, intrinsic foot muscles, toe flexors, flexor digitorum longus
Equipment: chair, marble
Goal: postural correction, coordination, proprioception
Type: isotonic concentric, active, resisted

How it is done

Sit on chair and place marble infront of foot, grab the marble by curling of toes and lift off the foot from floor. Open and release. Repeat.

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

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The plan starts with an assessment.