Step Up with Knee Raises
- Place a chair or wooden box in front of you. Brace your core and lower back.
- Step up on the box with your left leg, swinging your arms as you do so.
- Take your right knee and raise it in front of you, into the air.
- Step down with your right leg. Repeat exercise with the other leg. Keeping alternating sides.
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Step up with knee raises is a at-home exercise that targets hamstrings and quadriceps and also works abs and calves. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Barbell overhead squats, hip raises / butt lift / bridges and seated hamstring stretches. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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