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squat holding swiss ball at chest - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

squat holding swiss ball at chest

stand with feet apart, hold ball at chest, bend knees as if sitting, then return to standing

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet apart, hold a swiss/medicine ball close to the chest. Bend both knees towards the floor, as sitting on chair with holding ball. Straight up to staring position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.