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supine double leg lift with bent knees - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

supine double leg lift with bent knees

lying supine, lift both feet off floor with knees bent at 90 degrees, lower with control, repeat.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
hip flexors, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend and arms by the side. Lift both feet off the floor by knees bend at 90 degrees. Lower the feet on the floor with maintaing knee at 90 bend. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.