‘The duck walk is such a good exercise as it works on your entire lower body as well as your core,’ says Sabrina Pace-Humphreys, a personal trainer, running coach and author of Start Where You Are: The Beginner’s 5k Running Guide for Women. ‘Muscles targeted include the quads, glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors, calves – and, because you’re staying low, your core works overtime to keep you stable.’
While it’s a great exercise for anybody looking to improve strength, stability and coordination, Pace-Humphreys adds that it’s also particularly useful for running. ‘I actually use variations of this exercise in my own strength sessions for trail running, especially when I’m building my strength for long upwards flat sections – in other words, hills,’ she says.
