Difficulty | Squat/sit to standa | Step upsa | Plantar-flexors | Trunk Stabilization I | Trunk Stabilization II | Hip Girdle | Transitional to floor | Walkingb |
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Level 1a | Elevated surface sit to stand | Single leg step up (with bilateral UE support) | Double leg heel raises with counter assist (forefoot elevated surface as needed) | Standing with back against the wall with heels, hips, shoulders and head touching the wall, keeping eyes level-arms down | Arm extended plank position using a counter for support, unilateral arm or leg extension | Standing chair/counter assist unilateral straight plane leg abduction | sitting - > half-kneeling - > sitting with chair/furniture assistance | Continuous 5–10 min |
Level 1b | Sit to stand | Single leg step up (with single UE support) | Double leg heel raises with forearms resting on walls | Standing with back against the wall with heels, hips, shoulders and head touching the wall, keeping eyes level, add in alternating arm raises/double arm raises | Arm extended plank position using a counter for support, alternate arm/leg extension | Standing wall finger tip assist unilateral straight plane leg abduction | sitting - > quadraped - > sitting with chair/furniture assistance | Continuous 10–20 min |
Level 2a | Touch and goes (Buttock barely comes to rest on the chair followed by a rapid stand) | Single leg step up without UE support | Double leg concentric raise/single leg eccentric lower |  | Quadraped alternate arm lifts | Standing no UE assist unilateral straight plane leg abduction | sitting - > quadraped - > supine - > sitting with chair/furniture assistance | Continuous 10–20 min with interval bursts |
Level 2b | Chair hover (Butt not allowed to touch the chair (hover) followed by a rapid stand) | Single leg step up with opposite foot toe tap on the step | Single leg concentric/eccentric raises with counter assistance |  | Quadraped alternate arm/leg lifts | Wall side plank unilateral hip abduction | Standing - > half-kneeling - > standing no chair/furniture assistance; Reverse lunge with no chair/furniture assistance | continuous 20–30 min |
Level 3a | air squats or wide leg squats | Single leg step up with opposite foot hover over the step | Single leg concentric/eccentric heel raises with wall assist | Â | Prone alternating arm/leg lifts | Air squat with single leg abduction upon rising | Standing -Â >Â quadraped -Â >Â standing, no chair/furniture assistance | Continuous 30+ minutes |
Level 3b | Tandem sit to stand or wall squat with hold | Single leg step up with opposite leg hip flexion | Increasing reps/excursion of the motion | Â | Prone superman or standing founder | Single leg dead lift | Standing -Â >Â supine-Â >Â standing, no chair/furniture assistance | Continuous 30+ with interval bursts |
Stretch/Low resistance option | Figure 4 stretch seated or supine | Unilateral standing hamstring stretch on stair | Unilateral calf stretch in standing lunge position |  | cat/cow stretch in quadraped | Single/Double Knee to chest in supine | Unilateral hip flexor stretch in high kneeling or standing | standing arms up/down with breathing |