180 / Twisting Jump Squats
- Begin standing tall with a tight core. Your chest will be up and your gaze will be straight ahead. Bend at the knees and drive your hips back as you lower yourself into a squat position.
- Launch yourself up while simultaneously twisting to the other side. Your body will perform a 180 degree turn in midair.
- Land with bent knees and immediately go right into another jump squat, turning to the starting position. Repeat this alternating pattern.
Related exercises to discover
180 / twisting jump squats is a at-home work out exercise that targets calves and hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves abs and glutes & hip flexors. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Standing quadricep stretch, weighted cossack squats and frog jumps are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as 180 / twisting jump squats. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
Exercise illustration licensing: Our exercise and yoga pose illustrations (static and animated) are selectively available for licensing for commercial and non-commercial projects. Visit our exercise illustrations licensing page for detailed information and to submit in inquiry.
©
Our exercise illustrations represent original artwork registered with and protected by the U.S. Copyright Office. Unauthorized use violators will be prosecuted. More details.