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hip hinge with swiss ball hold - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

hip hinge with swiss ball hold

stand holding swiss ball, bend forward at hips keeping back parallel to floor, return to upright position.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
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 holding a Swiss ball close to the body. Bend forward with holding ball, such that back is parallel to the floor without resting the ball on floor. Straight back 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.