Duck Walk

Technique

Squat down as low as comfortable with your feet turned slightly outward and hands on your hips or extended forward for balance. Walk forward while staying in the low squat position, taking small controlled steps. Keep your chest up and your knees tracking over your toes. Continue for the prescribed distance.

Steps

1. Squat down as low as comfortable with your feet turned slightly outward
2. Place your hands on your hips or extend them forward for balance
3. Walk forward while staying in the low squat position, taking small controlled steps
4. Keep your chest up and your knees tracking over your toes
5. Continue for the prescribed distance

Common mistakes

• Letting the knees cave inward with each step
• Rising up out of the squat between steps instead of staying low
• Taking steps too large, causing loss of balance

Variations

• Duck walk holding a light weight at the chest for added load
• Duck walk with a resistance band around the knees to reinforce outward tracking
• Duck walk backward for a different challenge

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