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Step-up with Knee Raise
Step-up with Knee Raise is a beginner strength exercise using body only. It works the glutes, with help from the hamstrings and quadriceps.
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- Main muscles
- glutes
- Also works
- hamstrings, quadriceps
How to do it
- Stand facing a box or bench of an appropriate height with your feet together. This will be your starting position.
- Begin the movement by stepping up, putting your left foot on the top of the bench. Extend through the hip and knee of your front leg to stand up on the box. As you stand on the box with your left leg, flex your right knee and hip, bringing your knee as high as you can.
- Reverse this motion to step down off the box, and then repeat the sequence on the opposite leg.
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- Single Leg Glute Bridge · body only, beginner
- Hip Extension with Bands · bands, beginner
- Physioball Hip Bridge · exercise ball, beginner
- Pull Through · cable, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).