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 work out exercise that targets hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves abs and calves. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Single / one arm overhead dumbbell squats, standing leg / hamstring curls and seated machine leg extensions are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as step up with knee raises. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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