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single leg step up with pillow and hold - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg step up with pillow and hold

step onto pillow-topped step with one leg, hold opposite leg elevated, then return to start position.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, hip flexors
Equipment
pillow, step
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Place a pillow on a 6 inch step. Stand next to the step with feet hip width apart. Lift one leg off the floor and place it on the step sideways. Lift other leg off the floor but don’t put it on the pillow. Instead hold it in the lifted position before keeping it back on the floor.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.