Skater Hops
🔥 Fat-Burning Cardio · updated September 2026
⏱ 30 sec🔁 3 sets📶 intermediate
Targets: legs, glutes and obliques while spending serious calories — a coordination-friendly HIIT staple
How to do it
- 1Stand on your right leg, left leg trailing behind.
- 2Bound sideways onto your left leg, swinging arms across the body like a speed skater.
- 3Land soft with a bent knee, trailing the right leg behind.
- 4Keep bounding side to side in a steady rhythm.
Form tips
- • Land quietly — soft knees are both the safety and the workout.
- • Let the torso rotate naturally; that's the oblique work.
- • Small hops are fine; width grows with confidence.
Common mistakes
- • Landing stiff-legged with a thud.
- • Staying upright like a pogo stick — hinge slightly forward like a skater.
- • Looking at your feet; eyes forward keeps balance honest.
