To prevent a user's leg from interfering in an arm section which supports an upper body support section without causing a problem such as enlargement of a device.

A movement assist device 1 includes: a moving mechanism that moves a vehicle body; a sitting section that is provided the vehicle body and where a user sits; the upper body support section that supports the user's upper body from the front side; the arm section that has an end connected to a bottom that the vehicle body has, and the other end connected to the upper body supporting section; and a foot placing section 15 that is provided in the bottom, and on which the user's feet are placed when the user sits on the sitting section. The foot placing section 15 has a shape to restrict the angle of the user's feet so that toes thereof turn out.