Windmill
Step-by-step technique for Windmill, an exercise for obliques using dumbbells. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand with a kettlebell or dumbbell extended overhead.
- Keep your eyes on the weight.
- Hinge to the side and reach your other hand toward the floor.
- Rise back under control and switch sides.
Coach tip: Move slowly. Keep your top arm straight throughout.
Muscles worked
Primary: Obliques
Secondary: Hamstrings
Windmill is a mobility exercise that loads the obliques using dumbbells. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary
- Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
- Type
- Mobility