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wall supported squat with heel raise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

wall supported squat with heel raise

squat against wall to ninety degrees while lifting heels, press buttocks to wall, then return to standing

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, soleus
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, isometric

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart with back resting against the wall. Keep your arms crossed over chest. Squat to 90 degrees, lift the heels off the floor and press the buttocks towards the wall. Hold and stand up to the starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.