Walking Knee Hugs
Stand tall and take a step forward, then draw one knee up toward your chest and hug your shin with both hands. Pull the knee in gently while rising onto the toes of your standing leg, feeling a stretch through the glute and hip flexor. Release the leg, step forward, and repeat on the opposite side, walking smoothly down the floor. Keep your chest upright and avoid rounding your back as you pull each knee in.
GLUTES · LOWER BODY
How it is executed
- Stand tall and take a step forward, then draw one knee up toward your chest and hug your shin with both hands.
- Pull the knee in gently while rising onto the toes of your standing leg, feeling a stretch through the glute and hip flexor.
- Release the leg, step forward, and repeat on the opposite side, walking smoothly down the floor.
- Keep your chest upright and avoid rounding your back as you pull each knee in.
- Muscles worked
- Glutes
- Primary muscle
- Gluteus maximus
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Movement pattern
- Lower body
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- What it is for
- StrengthStability
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Glossary and calculators
DeloadA deload is a planned period, almost always a week, in which volume or intensity comes down so the body can finish absorbing the accumulated work.Movement patternA movement pattern is the mechanical family an exercise belongs to: horizontal push, vertical push, horizontal pull, vertical pull, knee-dominant, hip-domina...RIR ↔ %1RM conversionWhat percentage of 1RM does your RIR correspond to?
