Side Punch with Opposite Leg Lift

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Instructions:

  • 1Stand with your feet hip-width apart and hands clenched in fists near your chin
  • 2Rotate your torso to the right while extending your left arm out as a punch
  • 3Simultaneously, lift your left leg to the side as high as comfortable
  • 4Return to the starting position
  • 5Repeat on the other side with your right arm punch and right leg lift

Tips:

  • Engage your core throughout the entire workout
  • Aim for controlled, not speedy movements
  • Keep your movements fluid and avoid jolting the body
  • Remember to breathe - exhale on punch and leg lift, inhale on return to center

Side Punch with Opposite Leg Lift Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs