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alternate braid functional - beginner Trunk exercise
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alternate braid functional

side-step walking with alternating forward and backward leg crossovers to challenge coordination and hip control.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, hip abductors
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand with feet apart and start walking sideways, crossing one leg to another from forward an backward side alternate.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.