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Starting Position: Assume Prone Walk-Out position (exercise 5:5). Keep spine in optimal posturę until knees are just past the top of the bali.
Movement/Exercise: Keep shoulders parallel to the floor as hips are lifted and turned. Let bali roli as knees are pulled under trunk on a diagonal aimed toward underarm. To reverse, straighten knees and return to starting position keeping hips lifted. Repeat to other side.
Breathing: Inhale as knees are pulled up, exhale as knees are extended.
Modification: Only puli knees up as far as is comfortable for back and/or knees.
Progression:
1. Increase speed.
2. Have an assistant hołd and walk along giving resistance to movement.
Beats/min_ / Repeat_Times / Do_Times/day
Purpose/ Goal:________
Comments: This exercise is a weight bearing and strengthening exercise lor the shoulder girdle. Notice how strenuous this exercise is on the abdomirtals and shoulder girdle as they maintain balance while absorbing momentum. If His easier to one side, H can be due to restricted spinał rotation or shoulder girdle weakness.
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Starting Position: Assume Prone Walk-Out position (exercise 5:5) until bali is under knees.
Movement/Exercise: Keeping shouiders parailel to floor, tum pelvis perpendicular to floor and lift upper leg. Slowly reverse to return to starting position and repeat to other side.
CAUTIOH: KEEP LEGS IN STRAIGHT LINĘ WITH TORSO. DO NOT BEND AT HIPS OR LET UPPER LEG MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.
Breathing: Inhale while twisting, exhale while returning.
Modification:
1. Roli bali to hips.
2. Keep legs together.
3. Do not turn fully.
4. Have someone give balance assist by holding ankles. Progression: Roli bali past knees and follow movement instructions.
Beats/min_
Repeat_Times
Do__Times/day
Purpose/ Goal:.
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