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single leg standing balance on pillow with opposite leg reach - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg standing balance on pillow with opposite leg reach

stand on stacked pillows on one leg while reaching the opposite leg forward and sideways to challenge balance.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, hip abductors, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand on 2 pillows stacked together. Lift one leg off the pillow. Reach out with the leg off the pillows in front and sideways directions while balancing on the pillows with single leg.

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

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The plan starts with an assessment.