L9: SINGLE LEG SMALL SQUATS (SWISS BALL) Teaching points

Lesson instructions:

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

Key teaching phrases 

• “Maintain a forward looking gaze” 
• “ Keep your head in line with your body” 
• “Maintain a natural curve in your lower back” 
• “Avoid slouching” 
• “Keep your pelvis level” 
• “Keep your knees 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 

• Knee pain during or after this exercise 
• Recent knee surgery* 

*During the initial stages of recovery patients may lack the appropriate quadriceps activation to safely perform this exercise.