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wide squat with heel raise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

wide squat with heel raise

standing wide stance squat performed on toes with buttock contraction during ascent

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, gastrocnemius, soleus
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet 12 inches apart and toes pointing away from each other. Lift the heel off the floor, bend the knees and lower down as if sitting on a chair. Contract the buttocks and return back 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.