Butt Kicks
Stand tall with a slight forward lean and begin jogging in place or moving lightly forward. Rapidly kick your heels up toward your glutes, alternating legs in a quick, springy rhythm. Keep your torso upright and pump your arms as if running, staying on the balls of your feet. Focus on a fast turnover that primes the hamstrings and warms up your legs for activity. Use it as a dynamic warm-up to raise heart rate and loosen the posterior chain.
How it is executed
- Stand tall with a slight forward lean and begin jogging in place or moving lightly forward.
- Rapidly kick your heels up toward your glutes, alternating legs in a quick, springy rhythm.
- Keep your torso upright and pump your arms as if running, staying on the balls of your feet.
- Focus on a fast turnover that primes the hamstrings and warms up your legs for activity.
- Use it as a dynamic warm-up to raise heart rate and loosen the posterior chain.
- Muscles worked
- Hamstrings
- Primary muscle
- Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Movement pattern
- Full body
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- What it is for
- Strength · Stability
