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Exercise: Forward Lunge

person doing Forward Lunge
person doing Forward Lunge
person doing Forward Lunge

Primary Muscles:

  • Quadriceps
  • Gluteals

Secondary Muscles:

Body Area:

  • Legs

Movement Type:

Equipment:

Training Category:

  • Body Weight

Proper Steps:

Begin in a shoulder-width stance
Brace your core by drawing your belly button to your spine and keeping your rib-cage tucked 
Take a big step forward, and control your descent, stopping with your knee 1 inch above the ground
Pushing yourself back up into the starting position by driving the heel of your lead leg into the ground
*Aim to step so that your rear knee lines up under your hips