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alternate cross braid - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

alternate cross braid

Sideways walking with alternating leg crossovers in front and behind for dynamic lower limb coordination.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip adductors, quadriceps, hip abductors
Goal
balance, coordination, proprioception, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Stand with feet hip-width apart. Walk sideways alternatingly the leg crossing the other leg forward and backward.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.