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lateral high knee marching - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

lateral high knee marching

stand and alternately lift knees laterally to the side, lowering between repetitions.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, hip flexors, tensor fasciae latae
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand with hands on thw waist. Lift one leg off the floor and bend one knee facing sideways. Lower down the leg to starting position and repeat alternate.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.