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Alternate Heel Touch Side Kick Squat

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The Alternate Heel Touch Side Kick Squat combines lateral movement with a squat and a dynamic heel touch. This exercise effectively targets the lower body, improving balance, coordination, and overall leg strength.

How to do it

  1. Stand with feet wider than hip-width apart and knees slightly bent.
  2. Shift weight to one side and squat down, touching the opposite heel with your hand.
  3. Stand up and kick the leg out to the side, then return to the starting position.
  4. Repeat the movement on the other side, alternating sides with each repetition.

Muscles worked

Primary Quadriceps

Secondary Adductor Magnus Gluteus Maximus Hamstrings Obliques

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