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prone alternating knee flexion and extension - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

prone alternating knee flexion and extension

lying face down, actively bend and straighten one knee at a time with arms under head.

Starting position
prone
Joints
knee
Muscles
quadriceps, hamstrings
Goal
postural correction, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on your stomach with arms folded and placed under head. Keep both knees straight. Actively bend one knee and straighten it. Repeat with other leg.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.