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seated knee extension on gym ball - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

seated knee extension on gym ball

sit on gym ball, raise arms to shoulder level, alternately extend each knee forward and return to start.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
knee
Muscles
quadriceps, rectus femoris, vastus medialis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on a gym ball with feet on the floor. Raise arms to shoulder level. Straighten one knee forward and return to the starting position. Repeat with the other leg.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.