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standing hip extension with chair support - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing hip extension with chair support

stand facing chair, extend one leg straight backward, return to start, use finger on backrest for balance.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip
Muscles
gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing back rest of the chair. Move one leg straight backward and move back to starting position. Place a finger on backrest of chair for balance or support if needed.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.