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Technique

  1. Jump on the spot on alternate legs, bending the free leg at the knee with every jump.
  2. Aim to touch your butt with your heels.
Logging: Alternate sides continuously.

Muscles

Strength

Primary

  • Legs
Flexibility

Primary

  • Quadriceps

Secondary

  • Pelvis
  • Gastrocnemius
  • Soleus
  • Flexor digitorum brevis
  • Flexor digitorum longus
  • Flexor hallucis longus
  • Flexor hallucis brevis

Equipment

Appears in

Strength
Joint movements
trains stretches

Progressions

e009

Jumping tap foot crossing behind

Beginner
e00a

Jumping tap foot crossing front

Novice
e00b

Jumping tap foot side

Beginner
e0cv

Two-step criss-cross jump

Beginner
e07m

One-step criss-cross jump

Novice
e0ai

Side to side jump

Novice
e17m

Skater jump

Novice
e05t

Jump feet clap

Beginner
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