Benefits of high knees
You are probably asking yourself, what are the benefits of high knees? The high knees exercise is an excellent weight-bearing full-body movement that increases your heart rate, builds the muscle in your lower and upper body, and prepares you for more complex exercises [1] and activities. Below are some of the benefits of high knees exercise.
Increases heart rate and burns calories
High knees exercise is considered a cardiovascular exercise. You will notice anytime you perform the exercise that your heart rate and Breathing increases usually just a few seconds into the exercise. Also the more you perform the exercise and continue to alternate knees and arms you will also be burning calories.
High knees are a major exercise to help in burning calories, they are considered a calisthenic exercise on most calorie charts. When performed vigorously, this set of exercises (calisthenic exercise) [2] can burn about 7 calories per minute. If you are working at a moderate pace, you can expect to use about 3.5–7 calories per minute.