KB Windmill

KB Windmill is a unilateral mobility exercise training the hip, shoulder, and thoracic spine across the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes, using Kettlebell.

Laterality
Unilateral
Planes
Sagittal · Frontal · Transverse
Equipment
Kettlebell
Primary joints
Hip · Shoulder · Thoracic Spine
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How to perform it

  1. 1Stand with feet shoulder-width apart holding a kettlebell by the handle with both hands, then hinge laterally by pushing one hip out while the KB travels down that same side leg. Keeping the opposite arm reaching overhead, rotate and hinge to load the working hip and inner thigh, then drive through the hip to return to standing. Inhale as you hinge and exhale forcefully as you return to upright, maintaining a packed shoulder and long spine. Avoid rounding the back or bending at the waist — the hinge should come from the hip as you feel a strong stretch through the adductors and glute of the loaded side.
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Training profile

Training intent

MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance

Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.

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