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tandem stance with lateral ball toss against wall - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

tandem stance with lateral ball toss against wall

maintain heel-to-toe standing position while tossing ball sideways against wall for balance challenge

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus
Equipment
ball, wall
Goal
balance, coordination, stability, proprioception
Type
active, resisted

How it is done

Stand with holding a ball, wall on one side. Place your foot in such a way that heel of front foot touches the toes of back foot ( heel to toe stand). Maintain the balance and toss the ball on side wall. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.