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Step-Up to Balance

Muscles Worked

Front
Back
Primary: glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings

How to do it

Stand facing a plyo box or bench with dumbbells in hand. Draw in and brace your core. Step one foot onto the box, pushing through the heel to stand up, simultaneously driving your opposite knee up to hip height. Hold this single-leg balance position for 2 seconds, ensuring your standing leg is fully straight and glute is squeezed. Step back down slowly. (Tempo: 4/2/1/1)

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