Exercise technique

shuffle

Start in a low athletic stance and move laterally with quick, short steps, staying on the balls of your feet. Shuffle side to side while keeping your hips low and torso stable to elevate heart rate.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand in an athletic stance: feet hip–shoulder width, knees bent, hips back, chest up, arms ready.
  2. Brace your core and stay light on the balls of your feet.
  3. Push off the trail foot and step the lead foot laterally; quickly slide the trail foot in without crossing.
  4. Keep hips low and level; track knees over toes and avoid letting them cave inward.
  5. Take 2–4 quick shuffles in one direction, then plant the outside foot and reverse.
  6. Move fast but controlled, landing softly each step, and continue for the set time or distance.

Which other muscles are involved?

Quads, Glutes, Hamstrings, Calves, Abductors, Adductors.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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