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sideways diagonal walk with resistance band - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

sideways diagonal walk with resistance band

standing diagonal walking pattern with resistance band around feet moving backward and forward at 45-degree angles

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, hip abductors, gluteus maximus
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart. Loop a theraband around both feet. Walk backward with foot placed diagonally out at 45 degrees. Bring the other foot in same line. Now, move forward in sideways direction.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.