Lateral shuffles
Quick side-to-side shuffle steps in a low athletic stance that work your hips and legs and raise your heart rate.
BeginnerNo equipmentLow impactSuggested: 30 sec
How to do it
- Stand with your feet wider than your hips and sink into a quarter squat.
- Step sideways with your lead foot, then bring your trailing foot after it.
- Shuffle a few steps in one direction without letting your feet touch.
- Change direction and shuffle back the other way.
Alternate sides with each rep.
Form tips
- Stay low and keep your chest up.
- Push off the trailing foot rather than reaching with the lead leg.
Muscles worked
Outer hipsGlutesQuadsInner thighsCalves