Ice Skaters

I set this exercise up with taped lines on the floor spaced between 24 and 36 inches apart. Using a skate type motion kicking inside leg behind outside and jumping laterally. Take care to land with knees soft, lower back arched and abs tight. Use your arms to facilitate the movement. I have also used this particular motion with athletes to strengthen their ACL in an injury prevention environment. With that exercise, I would have the client "stick" the landing (land on one leg in a partial squat and completely stop prior to initiating the next jump)