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side lunge - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

side lunge

lateral weight shift with knee flexion while maintaining opposite leg extension and upright trunk

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, gluteus maximus
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet apart and hands resting in waist. Bend one knee as much possible, keeping the other knee straight. Straight the knee 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.