cardio
High Knees
Exercise animation · 10-second loop
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High-stakes movement: check the positioning and setup requirements below before training. Animation availability does not change your exercise eligibility.
Kalyra may avoid or modify this exercise when:
- JumpingKalyra holds back jumping movements for pregnancy stages and recovery windows, and excludes them entirely when you trained with noise-sensitive neighbors in mind.
- High-impact workJumping and landing exercises are held back — medical guidance favors low impact in later pregnancy (evidence-mandated), and Kalyra applies the same caution to early postpartum, joint sensitivities and quiet-friendly training as product policy.
- Deep knee bendingKalyra holds back deep-knee-bend movements when you've flagged knee sensitivity.
Musclesquads, hips, calves
EquipmentNone
Positionstanding
Impacthigh
Training roleFLOW
Muscles at work
quads, hips, calves · primary muscles
Form cues
- Fast feet; knees to hip height
- Tall chest, quick arm drive
- Short ground contact — light and springy
Common errors
- ✗ Leaning back
- ✗ Low knees as fatigue hits
How Kalyra programs it
Raises the heart rate with a controlled, joint-friendly rhythm — used in short doses inside conditioning sessions.
Typically 1–3 sets of 25s, with the hold length scaled to the session.
Easier · Harder · Substitutions
No harder progression on file.
Written cues and setup checks remain the instruction alongside available exercise animations.
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