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lateral lunge stretch - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

lateral lunge stretch

stand with feet wide, bend one knee sideways while keeping opposite leg straight, alternate sides

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, hamstrings
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet apart. Bend one knee sideways while keeping the other leg straight. Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.