Legs · Bodyweight
Place Jog
How to do the place jog, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- time
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand tall and jog in place, lifting your knees and landing softly on the balls of your feet while your arms swing naturally. Keep a steady, light rhythm to raise your heart rate.
- 1Calves and quads springing you off the floor
- 2Soft, quiet landings on the balls of the feet
- 3An upright posture with relaxed arm swing
Common mistakes
- Landing hard and flat on the heels
- Slouching or hunching the upper body
- Holding tension in the shoulders
Muscles worked
The place jog mainly works the calves, with the quads, hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings, and tibialis anterior assisting.
- CalvesPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Tibialis AnteriorSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
Kovo programs the place jog for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More calves & shins exercises
- How to do the ankle cars
- How to do the ankle circles
- How to do the ankle rocks
- How to do the resistance band ankle mobilization
- How to do the calf press
- How to do the calf raises with hold
Last reviewed June 2026.