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Mountain Climbers
A dynamic bodyweight exercise combining core work with cardio.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- hip flexors · rectus abdominis · obliques · quadriceps
- Goals
- endurance
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Category
- Cardio
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
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Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Start in a high plank position.
- Drive one knee toward your chest.
- Quickly switch legs, driving the other knee forward.
- Continue alternating at a brisk pace.
- Repeat.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Keep your hips level and low rather than piking upward.
- Keep your shoulders stacked directly over your wrists.
- Maintain a steady breathing rhythm as the pace increases.