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soldier kicks - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

soldier kicks

Standing exercise alternating arm raises and contralateral straight-leg kicks to promote coordination and dynamic balance.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, shoulder
Muscles
hip flexors, rectus femoris, deltoid, hamstrings
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand with feet hip width apart and arms by the side. Lift one arm to 90 degree and kick with the opposite leg keeping the knee straight.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.