Legs · Bodyweight
Side to Side Step with Raise Hands
How to do the side to side step with raise hands, 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
Stand tall and step side to side, shifting your weight onto each foot as you go. Raise both arms overhead in time with the steps and lower them as you come back. Keep a light, rhythmic pace to warm up and raise your heart rate.
- 1A light bounce through your legs as you shift side to side
- 2Your shoulders working as the arms travel overhead
- 3Your core staying tall and upright through the steps
Common mistakes
- Slouching or letting the chest collapse
- Stomping hard instead of stepping lightly
- Letting the movement get sloppy as you speed up
Muscles worked
The side to side step with raise hands mainly works the quads, with the glutes, adductors, calves, front delts, and side delts assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- Side DeltsSupport
- Upper TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
- Tibialis AnteriorMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.