Seated Jumping Jacks / Star Jumps
How to Do Seated Jumping Jacks / Star Jumps
- Seat yourself comfortably on a solid chair, with your back straight and unsupported. Keep your feet planted together on the ground, with your arms hanging loosely by your sides. This is the starting position
- When ready, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head. At the same time, extend your legs out and away from each other, pointing your toes upwards as you do so
- Bring your arms back down and legs back in by reversing the exact motion to complete one rep
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Seated Jumping Jacks / Star Jumps Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Seated Jumping Jacks / Star Jumps targets shoulders and also works abs. 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 Battle rope snakes, internal cable shoulder rotation and single / one arm / floor glute bridge press. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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