# Walkout

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/walkout

Also known as: Hand Walkout, Walk-Out, Walk Out, Plank Walkout, Hand Walk-Out

Body region: Core, Shoulders

## Muscles

- Main: Rectus Abdominis, Transversus Abdominis
- Helps: Deltoid, Serratus Anterior, Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Gastrocnemius, Triceps

## Technique

1. Stand tall with feet hip-width apart.
2. Hinge at the hips and set your palms down on the floor ahead of your feet.
3. Walk the hands forward until you are in a long plank.
4. Hold for a moment, then walk the hands back toward your feet.
5. Stand up and repeat.

### Cues

- Brace your abs when you are in the long plank.
- Take slow steps and keep the feet in place.
- Bend the knees if the hamstrings are tight.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the hips sag.
- Walking out so far that the lower back arches.
- Rushing through the reps.

## Alternatives

- [Inchworm](https://heatsy.app/ex/inchworm)
- [Plank](https://heatsy.app/ex/plank)