L6: ROTATIONAL SINGLE LEG SQUAT Teaching points

Lesson instructions:

Read the exercise instructions 
Watch the video
Read key teaching phrases and contraindications

Instructional video coming soon!

Key teaching phrases 

• “Focus on reaching the target” 
• “Bend at the hips not your lower back” 
• “Keep your knee in line with your toes” 
• “Don’t let your knee move inwards or outwards” 
• “Push through your heel” 
• “Keep your foot flat on the floor” 

Contraindications 

• Lower back pain* 
• Knee or hip pain during or after this exercise 
• Recent knee surgery 
• *Trunk rotation is considered a risk factor for lower back pain;35 however, this is usually with load and at high levels of exposure in an occupational setting.36