This is an exercise we used clinically both for rehabilitation as well as an assessment tool.
Box step down exercise.
It jarred my joints and i couldn t feel any sort of muscle work from it.
Always lead with the high foot.
This exercise is suitable for all fitness levels.
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The box step up is a lower body exercise that targets the glutes quads and hamstrings.
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Repeat this exercise for three sets of thirty.
Left hand is holding weight right foot steps up on the box first once on the box bring the left knee up to chest height before placing it down on the box next to the right foot.
Do fifteen repetitions per side.
Walk back down the stairs and repeat the sequence with the left leg leading.
Step downs are a stable in my lower extremity rehab progressions and for good reason.
So i just moved away from the exercise entirely.
Step the right foot onto the first step followed by the left.
Continue this stepping motion until you ve reached the top of the stairs.
Out of control i d step up and just collapse down from the box.
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To do this you need a box or bench or step that s knee high.
You can isolate bias one leg without any cheating using the other leg like on squats deadlifts or lunge variations furthermore depending on which direction ie forward sideways backwards the step down is you can preferentially bias either the glutes or the quads or work around people s mobility.