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standing wide base balance hold - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing wide base balance hold

stand with feet apart maintaining stable position for balance training

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus
Goal
balance, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand, keep the feet apart from each other and maintain the position or balance. Return to starting position and repeat it.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.