Abs exercise

Mountain Climbers

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

Get into a plank position, making sure to distribute your weight evenly between your hands and your toes. Your hands should be about shoulder-width apart, back flat, abs engaged, and head in alignment. Pull your right knee into your chest as far as you can. Switch legs, pulling…
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Illustration showing the Mountain Climbers
Targets

Muscles worked

Abs muscle Abs Primary
Technique

How to do the Mountain Climbers

  1. 1 Get into a plank position, making sure to distribute your weight evenly between your hands and your toes.
  2. 2 Your hands should be about shoulder-width apart, back flat, abs engaged, and head in alignment.
  3. 3 Pull your right knee into your chest as far as you can.
  4. 4 Switch legs, pulling one knee out and bringing the other knee in. Keep your hips down and run your knees in and out as far and as fast as you can. Alternate inhaling and exhaling with each leg change.