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step up and down same side leading - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

step up and down same side leading

stand facing step, step up with one leg then down same side, alternating lead leg to increase intensity.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, hamstrings
Equipment
step
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing a step on ground. Place one foot on step followed by other leg front and lower down one leg on the floor ( same side) followed by other to starting position. Repeat and gradually increase the intensity.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.