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single leg step up and down on pillow with right leg - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg step up and down on pillow with right leg

stand facing chair, place right foot on pillow, step up and down with left leg repeatedly.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, hamstrings
Equipment
pillow, chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing the back-rest of a chair and keep a pillow in front. Keep right leg on the pillow and climb up and down the pillow with the left leg . Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.