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side plank with knee bend - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

side plank with knee bend

side-lying plank with bent knees, lifting trunk while maintaining elbow support and hip alignment.

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, deltoid, obliques, quadratus lumborum, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, isometric

How it is done

Lie on the one side, elbow under the shoulder and other hand on the waist and knees bend to 30 degrees. Llift the trunk off the floor, hold the position and lower down 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.