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side plank with hip abduction - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

side plank with hip abduction

maintain side plank position on elbow while lifting top leg toward ceiling and lowering with control.

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, gluteus maximus, obliques, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, isometric

How it is done

Lie on the one side, with elbow under the shoulder and other hand on the waist, keeping legs straight forward. Lift the trunk off the floor, holding the side - plank lift the top leg towards the ceiling. Lower back the leg 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.