Fire Hydrant Kicks
- Primary muscles
- Glutes, Abductors
- Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Begin on your hands and knees in a quadruped position, with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees under your hips.
- 2 Extend one leg straight back and up, squeezing your glutes as you lift your heel towards the ceiling.
- 3 Lower your leg back to the starting quadruped position, bringing your knee under your hip.
- 4 From the quadruped position, lift the same bent knee out to the side, keeping your knee bent at 90 degrees and your foot flexed.
- 5 Lower your knee back to the starting position.
- 6 Complete all repetitions on one side before switching to the other leg.