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hand to foot kick - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

hand to foot kick

standing single-leg raise with opposite hand reach to improve dynamic balance and hamstring flexibility.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, shoulder
Muscles
hip flexors, deltoid, hamstrings, rectus abdominis
Goal
balance, coordination, mobility, flexibility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand with arms by side, elevate one arm to 90° forward and lift same side of leg keeping knee straight and try to reach up to hand. Return back to starting positiona and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.