Before we get into the pros and cons of side-stepping (also known as lateral walking or the lateral squat walk), it’s important to acknowledge a fundamental point: It looks weird. Moving side to side, whether that’s for 20 steps each way or two, is not something most of us do or see every day, or every year. But the thing to bear in mind is that many exercises look weird, it’s just that we’re used to seeing them being performed in the gym or park, or doing them ourselves. Think about the squat, for example. Looks damned odd, not to mention undignified. That said, we know that it works. And so does side-stepping. In fact, it is amazingly effective.
