Looking for new ways to warm up before your boxing class? We’ve got a move for you: Skater Jumps! This move entails jumping in a pattern that shifts your body weight from side to side to create a skating stride. This heart pumping move is meant to simulate ice skating, a popular cardiovascular exercise and sport!
This move is popular in lower-body training for strength and balance training. It also helps limit the possibility of injury to the joints. This move targets your gluteus medius and the adductors of the hip joints. Overall, it’s a great warmup and great stabilizing move!
Does this sound like the workout for you? Here’s how:
Instructions:
- Start standing with your legs hip-width apart. Bend one leg behind the supporting leg at a slight angle, while maintaining weight and balance on the supporting leg.
- As you exhale, simultaneously swing your arms out and leap over to the opposite side.
- Shift your weight and land with the opposite leg behind you. Be sure to land on the ball of your foot with your hips and knees bent slightly.
- Repeat this side-to-side motion, transferring your weight each time. Continue to alternate the arms and legs as you shift side to side in the skating motion.
