Lateral Shuffle
Cardio & Conditioning · full · beginner
How to do it
Drop into an athletic half squat and shuffle sideways for a few metres by pushing off the trailing foot, then plant and shuffle back the other way without letting the feet cross.
Muscles worked
Primary: full · Also works: glutes, quads, calves
Equipment
No equipment
Common mistakes
- Standing up tall during the shuffle, which takes the glutes out and kills the drill
- Letting the feet click together or cross over instead of staying wide
- Turning the shoulders in the direction of travel rather than keeping the chest facing forward
Variations
- Add a band around the knees
- Shuffle four steps out, four back, continuously for 30 seconds
- Add a low touch at each turn
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