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kneeling plank with hip lift - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

kneeling plank with hip lift

prone position on elbows and knees, lift hips by contracting glutes and thighs, lower and repeat

Starting position
prone, quadruped
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Equipment
yoga mat
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the stomach, bend the knees and elbows to 90 degrees. Squeeze the buttocks and thighs and lift the hips off the floor, lower the hips to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.