High Knees
Danish: Høje knæløft
- Movement pattern
- Cardio, Hip flexion, Locomotion
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Main muscles
- Gastrocnemius, Iliacus, Psoas major, Rectus femoris, Soleus, Vastus intermedius, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis
- Also works
- Gluteus maximus, Rectus abdominis
- Stabilisers
- —
- Muscle groups
- Calves, Hip flexors, Quadriceps
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Compound, push
- Load
- Bodyweight
- Logged as
- Distance
- Joint load
- Knee: moderate
Related exercises
Belongs to: Mountain Climber
Variation of: Mountain Climber
Opposing movement: Assisted Pistol Squat, Bird Dog, Bodyweight Forward Lunge, Bodyweight Reverse Lunge, Bodyweight Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift, Bodyweight Squat, Burpee, Cycling, Glute Bridge, Jump Squat, Lateral Jump, Lateral Lunge, Marching Glute Bridge, Pistol Squat, Reverse Plank, Shrimp Squat, Single-Leg Feet-Elevated Glute Bridge, Single-Leg Glute Bridge, Sprint
Other names
German: Knie hoch · Spanish: Rodillas elevadas · French: Genoux hauts
Liftosaur: High Knee Skips, Bodyweight · wger: High knees
Also called: High Knee, High Knee Run, High Knees Running, Running in Place
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Identifier: https://overachiever.eu/kg/exercise/high-knees
Exercise data: Exercise Knowledge Graph by Giovanni Degani, incl. wger contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Version 1.0.0. Adapted from the Exercise Knowledge Graph; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution and sources · Download the data (JSON)