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How To Do Hurdle Drills

These three drills will improve hip mobility, core strength, glute strength and coordination for hurdles. Claire Spurway, athlete and personal trainer at Pure Fitness Limited, shows you how to perform them. Enlarge

How To Do Hurdle Drills

These three drills will improve hip mobility, core strength, glute strength and coordination for hurdles. Claire Spurway, athlete and personal trainer at Pure Fitness Limited, shows you how to perform them.

Top Tips

  • In the forward hurdle walk-overs you should: keep tall, stay on your toes, keep your stomach tight, keep your glute muscles tight, keep your hips high, and swing your arms.
  • In the backwards hurdle walk-overs you should: extend your legs behind, keep tall, swing your arms, and try and place your feet facing forwards.
  • The last drill is a side on walk-over the hurdles with a skip step. You should: swing your arms, keep on the balls of your feet, and try to find a nice rhythm over the hurdles.