Knee Circles

What it is

This fundamental movement involves rotating your knees in a circular pattern. It primarily targets your calves, while also engaging your hamstrings and quadriceps as secondary muscles. This bodyweight exercise is a compound movement, meaning it works multiple joints simultaneously. It helps improve mobility and warm up the knee joints.

Technique tips

• Start with small, controlled circles to warm up your joints.
• Keep your feet close together throughout the movement.
• Maintain a steady and fluid rhythm in your rotations.
• Breathe naturally, avoiding holding your breath.
• Place your hands on your knees for added stability.

How to track your progress

Log the hold time of each set. Straddly keeps your best hold for this exercise and tells you when you beat it, so a two-second gain does not go unnoticed.