Abs exercise

Cross Body Mountain Climbers

How to do the Cross Body Mountain Climbers with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Start in a push-up position – with your hands and toes on the ground, your legs and back straight, forming a straight line from your ears to your ankles. The heels of your hands should be beneath your shoulders with your palms flat on the floor. In one fluid movement, lift your…
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Illustration showing the Cross Body Mountain Climbers
Targets

Muscles worked

Abs muscle Abs Primary
Technique

How to do the Cross Body Mountain Climbers

  1. 1 Start in a push-up position – with your hands and toes on the ground, your legs and back straight, forming a straight line from your ears to your ankles. The heels of your hands should be beneath your shoulders with your palms flat on the floor.
  2. 2 In one fluid movement, lift your right foot and bend your right knee up towards your chest as you push your right knee across your body past your left hip.
  3. 3 Return to the starting position and repeat on the other side.