Exercise description
Starting position: Place a platform/step/box in front of you. You can use a box, bench, chair or other type of solid platform. Step away from the platform a foot away. Keep your back straight, shoulder blades pulled back and abdominals under constant tension. Place your arms along your body Movement: take a breath of air and, maintaining the correct starting position, lift your foot and place it on the platform. Shift your weight onto the leg on the platform, then do some powerful leg and gluteal muscle work and lift your body, then bring the corner leg up onto the platform. Exhale as you exhale. Now straighten your body on the platform, then inhale slowly and control your leg and buttock muscles as you descend to the starting position. Repeat the exercise a prescribed number of times at a suitable pace.
