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standing hip flexion with resistance band and chair support - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing hip flexion with resistance band and chair support

stand facing chair, resistance band around ankles, lift one leg forward against resistance while maintaining balance with light chair support

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip
Muscles
quadriceps, hip flexors, rectus femoris, iliopsoas
Equipment
resistance band, chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing backrest of the chair, place a finger on backrest of chair for balance or support if needed. Tie one end of theraband to one leg just above the ankle and other end tie on other foot. Move one leg straight forward pulling the theraband, move back to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.