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

single leg step up with pillow on step

step up onto pillow placed on step with one leg, bring other leg up, then lower back down

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

How it is done

Stand facing a pillow which is placed on a step . Lift one leg off the floor and place it on the pillow forward. Place another foot and stand up on the step. Lower down to the starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.