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wall squat with heel raise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

wall squat with heel raise

stand facing away from wall, squat to ninety degrees with buttocks against wall while raising heels off floor and holding position

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

How it is done

Stand with back facing the wall, rest your buttock on wall and crossed arm over chest. Now start the squats to 90° in such a way that buttocks press the wall and heels off the floor and hold the legs. Come back to starting postion and Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.