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mountaineer s exercise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

mountaineer s exercise

Quadruped dynamic knee-to-elbow movement alternating legs, engaging core and hip flexors.

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
hip, knee, lumbar spine
Muscles
quadriceps, hip flexors, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Strart while in quadripod position. Now, straighten the knees and then lift one leg off the floor, bend the knee and try touching the same side elbow. Return to the starting position. Repeat with alternate leg.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.