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mini squat with chair support - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

mini squat with chair support

partial squat to 30 degrees knee flexion while holding chair for balance and support

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, soleus
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing the backrest of chair, rest the hand on chair. Bend both knees towards the floor by 30°, Straight knees 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.