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Track / Drill / Beginner

High knees

Running on the spot or slowly forward with fast, high knee lifts. It trains quick leg turnover and hip flexor speed.

Dose
3 × 15 m
Rest
Walk back

How to do it

  1. Run tall on the balls of your feet, moving forward only a little.
  2. Drive the knees up to hip height as fast as you can, one after the other.
  3. Pump the arms from the shoulders in time with the legs.

Tips

  • Speed of the legs matters more than distance covered.
  • Do not lean back to get the knees higher.

Good for

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