Across-Body Step Kick

Setup

• Stand tall with feet shoulder-width apart.

• Engage your core muscles to maintain balance.

Movement

• Shift your weight onto one leg.

• Lift the opposite leg and kick it across your body diagonally toward the opposite side, keeping the leg straight or slightly bent.

• Simultaneously rotate your torso slightly to help drive the motion and contract the oblique muscles.

• Return the leg to the starting position in a controlled motion.

• Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, alternating legs.