How to Do High Knee Skips HD for Core and Obliques

Master the High Knee Skips HD with our expert guide. Build explosive power and strengthen your obliques with this effective bodyweight exercise.

How to Perform

1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your spine tall while engaging your core muscles.
2. Drive your right knee toward your chest while simultaneously jumping off the ball of your left foot.
3. Swing your left arm forward and your right arm back to maintain balance and generate upward momentum.
4. Focus on crunching your oblique muscles as the knee rises to maximize core engagement during the flight phase.
5. Land softly on the ball of your left foot and immediately transition into the next skip by driving the left knee upward.
6. Continue alternating legs in a rhythmic, skipping motion while keeping your torso upright and eyes forward.

Common Mistakes

• Leaning the torso too far backward during the knee drive
• Landing flat-footed instead of on the midfoot or ball of the foot
• Allowing the knees to collapse inward upon landing
• Neglecting arm swing which reduces power and coordination

Muscles Worked

Primary movers

• Obliquus externus abdominis

Stabilizers

• Rectus abdominis
• Hip flexors
• Gastrocnemius
• Gluteus maximus

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Obliquus externus abdominis · Core