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high knees - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

high knees

alternating rapid knee lifts toward chest while standing, promoting dynamic lower limb movement and cardiovascular conditioning.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, hip flexors
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, active, plyometric

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart and arms by side. Lift one leg off the floor by bending the knee, in such that trying to touch the knee to chest. Lower down the leg to starting position. Switch sides and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.