Legs · Bodyweight
Side Shuffle High Knee
How to do the side shuffle high knee, 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
Stay low in an athletic stance and shuffle sideways for a few steps, then transition into driving your knees up high as you continue moving. Keep your hips and shoulders square and pump your arms throughout.
- 1Glutes powering each lateral push off
- 2Hip flexors driving the knees up high
- 3A low, controlled athletic stance throughout
Common mistakes
- Standing upright and losing the low stance
- Letting the knees cave inward on the shuffle
- Crossing your feet instead of staying square
Muscles worked
The side shuffle high knee mainly works the glutes, quads, and hamstrings, with the calves, adductors, hip flexors, and lower back assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- QuadsPrimary
- HamstringsPrimary
- CalvesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
Kovo programs the side shuffle high knee 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.
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Last reviewed June 2026.