Swimming Stepback
Gym Exercise Card
Equipment
The 'Swimming Stepback' exercise combines dynamic movement with muscle engagement to improve cardiovascular endurance, coordination, and balance. It involves stepping backward while mimicking a swimming motion with the arms, creating an effective full-body workout.
How to do it
- Stand upright with feet hip-width apart and arms at your sides.
- Step backward with one foot while bringing your arms forward in a swimming motion.
- Push through the front foot to return to the starting position.
- Alternate legs and continue the motion, maintaining a fluid arm movement.
- Focus on maintaining balance and breathing steadily throughout.
Muscles worked
Primary Deltoid Anterior Quadriceps
Secondary Gluteus Maximus Hamstrings Rectus Abdominis