Scissor Kicks
How to do it
- Lie on your back with your hands under your hips or by your sides and your legs extended.
- Lift both legs slightly off the floor and alternate crossing one leg over the other in a scissor motion, keeping your core tight and lower back close to the floor.
- Muscles worked
- CoreHip flexorsAdductors
- Equipment
- None, bodyweight only
- Type
- Workout
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