Demo & instructions
Skater Step
Also known as: Low-Impact Skater, Lateral Step and Reach, Curtsy Reach
Instructions
A wide sideways step into a shallow one-leg bend, sweeping the trailing leg behind and reaching the opposite hand toward the floor, then stepping the other way. It mirrors the skater jump with a step instead of a leap.
- Movement
- Lunge
- Type
- Compound
- Level
- Beginner
- Typical range
- 20 sec – 2 min
Setup
- 1Stand with the feet together and the knees soft.
- 2Clear a couple of metres of space to each side.
Execution
- 1Step wide to one side and bend that knee, sweeping the other leg behind you.
- 2Reach the opposite hand down toward the outside of the planted foot.
- 3Push off the planted leg and step wide to the other side.
- 4
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