Introduction to Lower Body Movement
Classes by Keighty Gallagher
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For our Lower Body component, we’ll only be working one leg at a time to focus on stability. Unilateral leg drills directly relate to both static and athletic activities like walking, running, hiking, cycling while challenging your core simultaneously. Forget the squats for now and settle into finding your form during these intentional lower body exercises.
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