SQUAT PEDAL
The squat pedal combines squat jumps and jumping lunges, creating a powerhouse movement that burns more calories than any other body weight resistance exercise. This metabolic booster simultaneously activates the thighs, hamstrings, glutes, and core. Keep your movements explosive, but maintain proper form.
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LEVEL 1: | Reverse Lunge | |
LEVEL 2: | Pedal | |
LEVEL 3: | Squat Pedal |
Stand tall, with your feet shoulder width apart and toes pointing forward. Inhale as you bend at the knee and lower into a squat position.
Engage your core and exhale as you jump. Jump with enough force to propel both feet from the floor. While in the air, scissor-switch your feet.
Land with the left foot in front. Sink into a lunge position.
TRAINER TIP
If jumping is too strenuous, you can do a combination of squats and reverse lunges.
From the lunge position, jump up again with enough force to propel both feet from floor.
Land back in a squat with feet shoulder width apart.
Explode up from the squat position. While in the air, scissor-switch your feet.
Sink into a lunge position and repeat, alternating squats and lunges.
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