Walking High Kicks
Walking High Kicks helps to increase the heart rate and warm up the body. When performed with proper posture, this move helps improve hip mobility as well as flexibility in the glutes and hamstrings
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Walking High Knees
Walking High Knees boosts lower-body endurance and strength, improves coordination, and strengthens the abdominal muscles. This exercise primarily targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, glutes, and hip flexors.
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Instructions
- Stand tall, legs straight, arms at your sides.
- Raise one knee as high as you feel comfortable. Slowly lower yourself down to repeat on the opposite side so that each step moves you forward.
Tips
- Don't lean too far forward during the exercise. Keep your chest up and your shoulders back throughout the movement.
- Don't lift your knee as high as possible. Keep your stomach in and lift your leg only as far as is comfortable.
- During the exercise, try to keep the supporting knee completely straight.
Alternative Exercises
Walking Leg Cradles
Walking Leg Cradles is a dynamic stretching exercise usually used as a warm-up prior to a leg workout. This workout promotes mobility in the hips and provides a stability challenge as you stand on one leg to perform the exercise.
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