Legs · Bodyweight
Power Skip
How to do the power skip, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Gait
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart. Drive your right knee up toward your chest and simultaneously push off your left foot to jump upward, swinging your opposite arm for momentum. Land softly on your left foot and immediately repeat the movement on the other side, skipping forward with each stride. Focus on height and power rather than speed, using your arms to help generate lift.
- 1Drive off the ball of your foot and lift your knee high; you should feel your glutes, calves, and hip flexors propelling you upward
- 2Swing your opposite arm vigorously to maintain rhythm and balance
- 3Land softly and immediately transition into the next skip, feeling a spring in your step
Common mistakes
- Don't hunch your shoulders or let your chest collapse; stay upright
- Avoid overstriding or stomping your feet, the movement should feel light
- Don't allow your knees to cave inward on takeoff or landing
Muscles worked
The power skip works the quads, glutes, calves, upper abs, and hamstrings.
- QuadsSupport
- GlutesSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper AbsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
Kovo programs the power skip for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed April 2026.