Demo & instructions
Jumping Jack
Also known as: Jumping Jacks, Star Jump
Instructions
A classic jump where your feet hop wide as your arms sweep overhead, then return together. It needs no equipment and warms the whole body quickly.
- Movement
- Locomotion
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 20 sec – 2 min
Setup
- 1Stand tall with feet together and arms at your sides.
- 2Make sure you have room to reach your arms out and overhead.
Execution
- 1Hop your feet out a little wider than your shoulders as your arms sweep out and up overhead.
- 2Hop your feet back together as your arms return to your sides.
- 3Land softly on the balls of your feet with your knees slightly bent.
- 4
Target
Equipment
Muscles worked
Equipment
Training use
Strength
Muscle building
Endurance
Conditioning
