How to Do the Windmills
💪 Abductors, Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back🏋️ Bodyweight📊 Intermediate🏷️ Stretching
How to perform it
- Lie on your back with your arms extended out to the sides and your legs straight. This will be your starting position.
- Lift one leg and quickly cross it over your body, attempting to touch the ground near the opposite hand.
- Return to the starting position, and repeat with the opposite leg. Continue to alternate for 10-20 repetitions.
Muscles worked
The Windmills primarily targets your Abductors, with support from your Glutes, Hamstrings, Lower Back. No equipment needed — train it anywhere.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Windmills slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.