Legs · Bodyweight
Shuffle Leg Lift
How to do the shuffle leg lift, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Reps
- Movement
- Lunge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Take a few quick lateral shuffle steps in one direction, staying low and athletic. At the end of the shuffle, plant your outside foot and lift the opposite leg out to the side, squeezing your hip. Shuffle back the other way and repeat the leg lift on the other side.
- 1Feel your outer hip and glute as you lift the leg to the side
- 2Stay low and loaded through your legs during the shuffle
- 3Keep your chest up and core braced for balance on the lift
Common mistakes
- Don't stand fully upright during the shuffle
- Avoid leaning your torso to lift the leg higher
- Don't let your steps cross over each other
Muscles worked
The shuffle leg lift mainly works the glutes, with the quads, calves, adductors, lower abs, obliques, hamstrings, and hip flexors assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- ObliquesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- External RotatorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the shuffle leg lift for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.