PhysioWorkplaceExercises and programmes for physiotherapists.

Bird dog

All-fours exercise in which one arm and the opposite leg extend in turn.

  1. Start on all fours with your hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips. Keep your back straight and look down at the floor.

  2. Lift your right arm forward and left leg back until they are level with your back. Keep your body still. Lower your hand and knee and change sides.

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Bird dog – Start on all fours with your hands under your shoulders and knees under your hips. Keep your back straight and look down at the floor.
Bird dog – Lift your right arm forward and left leg back until they are level with your back. Keep your body still. Lower your hand and knee and change sides.
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Other names: Quadruped opposite arm and leg raise, Alternate arm and leg bird dog

Body regions: Trunk, Shoulder, Hip

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