Mountain Climber

General And Specifics

• the Mountain Climbers are a great full body exercise, which unions cardio and strength
• furthermore a lot of stabilizing muscles in the upper body are required (deltoids, lats and teres major and teres minor)

Starting Position

• the is starting position similar to the Push-up
• knees and hands on the ground
• shoulders should be exactly above the hands
• fingers point forwards
• keep the back straight
• stretch one leg out backwards

Correct Execution

• angle the other leg in a jumping movement and pull it to the chest
• at the same time, stretch out the other leg backwards, both balls of the feet are landing simultaneously on the floor
• when the feet switched positions, pause shortly and go on to the next switch
• the hands support the upper body, the upper body is inactive
• do the exercise as fast as possible for 45-60 seconds

tips for the workout

1. to ease the cardio exercise, you can place your hands higher or do it more slowly
2. the Sliding Mountain climbers is easier, too