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standing marching in place - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing marching in place

stand and alternately lift each knee to 90 degrees at hip level while maintaining balance and upright posture.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, hip flexors
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, active, resisted

How it is done

Stand with arms by side. lift one leg off the floor by bending knee to 90° at hip level, lower down the leg and lift other leg off the floor by bending knee to 90° at hip level. Do alternate and gradully increase the intensity.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.