Cardio · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Half Knee Bends
Half knee bends (male) are a bodyweight exercise that primarily targets the cardiovascular system while also engaging the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. The movement involves bending the knees and lowering the body as if sitting back into a chair, then returning to standing. This exercise is often used for light cardio, warm-ups, or rehabilitation.
- Primary muscle
- Cardiovascular system
- Also works
- Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Glutes
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Cardio
How to do Half Knee Bends, step by step
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Bend your knees and lower your body down as if you were sitting back into a chair.
- Keep your chest up and your weight in your heels.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push through your heels to return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Half Knee Bends mainly trains your cardiovascular system, and also works your quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes.
Track Half Knee Bends in SPLYT
Half Knee Bends is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
