Abs exercise

Scissor Crossover Kick

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

Lie faceup with legs straight. Place both hands palms down on floor on either side of hips for support. Drawing belly button toward spine, use your abdominals to lift your left leg 45 degrees off the floor and right leg 6 inches from floor. Draw both legs in toward midline,…
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Illustration showing the Scissor Crossover Kick
Targets

Muscles worked

Abs muscle Abs Primary
Technique

How to do the Scissor Crossover Kick

  1. 1 Lie faceup with legs straight.
  2. 2 Place both hands palms down on floor on either side of hips for support.
  3. 3 Drawing belly button toward spine, use your abdominals to lift your left leg 45 degrees off the floor and right leg 6 inches from floor.
  4. 4 Draw both legs in toward midline, crossing left leg over right.
  5. 5 Draw legs apart and switch them, crossing right leg over left.
  6. 6 Continue to switch and cross legs in a scissor motion, raising both legs a few inches with each rep until legs are almost perpendicular to the floor.
  7. 7 Reverse the movement by lowering the legs to the starting position with each rep, then repeat.