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single leg marching on two pillows - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg marching on two pillows

standing march on unstable surface alternating knee lifts to hip level while maintaining balance on pillows

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, hip flexors
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Place 2 pillows on ground, get on one leg followed by other and stand on it. With Maintaing the balance lift one leg off the pillow by knee bending at hip level. Lower the lifted leg followed by other leg in same way.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.