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Scissor Power Switch
Author
Owen JonesUpdated
17 Sep 2024Demonstration Video
- Description
- Instructions
- Muscle Groups
- Tips
Exercise Description
Scissor Power Switch strengthens your upper and lower legs, including your hamstrings, glutes, quadriceps, and calves. It is also good to provide muscular and cardiovascular endurance to improve hip mobility.
Exercise Instructions
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Step 1
Stand with your feet apart at lunge distance, placing one foot in front of the other. Bend both knees 90 degrees and lower into a lunge. -
Step 2
Jump straight into the air as high as you can. Alternate legs in the air to land backward with the opposite leg forward. Land carefully, lunge, and repeat.
Muscle Groups
Scissor Power Switch targets Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Body, Quads as seen below.
Exercise Tips
- Be sure to keep your weight on your heels and don't stand on your toes.
- Keep your chest straight, and don't let your upper back round.
- Don't land in a deep lunge. Land on your feet with your knees slightly bent, then lower your body into a lunge.
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