Step Up with Knee Raises
How to Do 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.
Related Hamstrings And Quadriceps Exercises
Step Up with Knee Raises Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Step Up with Knee Raises targets hamstrings and quadriceps and also works abs and calves. 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 Long jumps / squat jumps, barbell overhead squats and sprints. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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