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standing knee to chest - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing knee to chest

standing unilateral hip and knee flexion with hands assisting knee toward chest, then returning to start.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hip flexors, hamstrings
Goal
balance, mobility, stretching
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, active assisted

How it is done

Stand with arms by the side. Bend one knee close to the chest using assistance of the hands. Lower it down to strating position. Repeat alternate

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

The plan starts with an assessment.