Sprints
How to Do Sprints
- Hold your body steady in a solid, slightly-leaning-forward position.
- Drive your back leg into the floor and begin by taking small, rapid steps that gradually build to bigger, explosive steps.
- Pump your arms and use them to pull your body forward, allow your hands to travel from hip to lip as you run.
- With every stride, lift your front knee while straightening your back leg completely to deliver full-bursting power.
- As you pass the finish line, allow your pace to slow steadily. Do not try to stop yourself instantly, you have no air bag.
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Related Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings And Quadriceps Exercises
Sprints Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Sprints targets calves and glutes & hip flexors and hamstrings and quadriceps and also works abs and chest and middle back / lats and triceps. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is an at-home exercise. Equipment required: no equipment.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Elevated / barbell glute bridges / hip raises, water bottle squats and star jumps / jumping jacks. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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Follow ready-made home and gym plans with visual demos and timers – or create custom workouts from exercises like this.
Our illustrated Yoga Cards deck is the perfect way to start practicing at home – no class, no studio, no experience needed. 100,000+ sold.
