Fast Skipping

A upper legs exercise targeting the quadriceps, performed with body weight.

Fast Skipping demonstration
Fast Skipping — demonstration

Body part

Upper Legs

Equipment

Body Weight

Target muscles

Quadriceps

Secondary muscles

Abductors, Adductors, Calves, Glutes, Hamstrings

How to do Fast Skipping

  1. Start in a relaxed position with one leg slightly forward. This will be your starting position.

  2. Skip by executing a step-hop pattern of right-right-step to left-left-step, and so on, alternating back and forth.

  3. Perform fast skips by maintaining close contact with the ground and reduce air time, moving as quickly as possible.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Quadriceps

Secondary

AbductorsAdductorsCalvesGlutesHamstrings

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