Purpose & Benefits:

Purpose: Strengthen hip flexors; support knee lift.
Why it matters: Improves marching or transfer ability.
Place in session: Lower-body day.

Exercise Details:

Target muscles: Hip flexors.
Equipment: Medicine ball (2–5 kg, held on knee).
Duration/Intensity (RPE): Same as standard prescription.

Pre-Session Checklist (✓):

Ball on knee.

Step-by-Step Execution:

1. Sit upright with the medicine ball placed on one knee.
2. Lift the knee up against the ball’s weight.
3. Lower slowly and alternate sides.

Quick Cues:

“Lift knee • Hip flex.”

Scaling Tree:

Light ball.

Success Criteria:

High, controlled lift.

Common Faults → Fix:

Leans forward → “Upright.”

Safety / Stop:

Hip pain → STOP.

4-Week Progression:

Pause at top.

Applicability:

Same.

Disability-Specific Modifications:

Short lift.