Squat Jacks / Side Sumo Walks
- Stand with your feet in a wide stance, with your toes slightly pointed outwards – like a sumo wrestler. Hold your hands together in front of your chest.
- Keeping your back straight, lower your body towards the ground by bending your knees.
- Bring your left leg in one step so that it lands next to your right leg.
- Take one step with your right leg away from your left leg so that you are now back to the starting position.
- Repeat the complete movement in reverse to complete one rep.
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Squat jacks / side sumo walks is a at-home work out exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also involves hamstrings. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Tuck jumps, floor / power jumps / knee to jump squats and explosive jumping alternating lunges are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as squat jacks / side sumo walks. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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