Mountain Climber: how to do it

From a push-up position, drive the knees to the chest one after the other, fast; each knee counts as one rep.

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Step by step

  1. Hands under the shoulders, drive one knee all the way under the chest.

    01 Hands under the shoulders, drive one knee all the way under the chest.

    Avoid: short knee drives, feet barely moving: half the work.

  2. Switch legs fast, hips low and steady, body straight.

    02 Switch legs fast, hips low and steady, body straight.

    Avoid: hips piking up or sagging: the core quits, sagging strains the back.

In short

  1. Hands under the shoulders, body straight
  2. Drive one knee to the chest, switch
  3. Keep the hips low and steady
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