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side walk with mini squat - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

side walk with mini squat

step sideways, perform shallow squat to 30 degrees, hold, then return to start position

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, hip abductors, gluteus maximus
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart. Move a step sideways, bend the knees to 30 degrees and squat . Hold and return back to starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.