Instructions
- Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
- Hold the dumbbells by your sides
- Take a step forward with one foot
- (The step should enough so that it lines up with the knee of the rear leg)
- Lower your body down
- The knee of the rear leg should almost touch the floor
- Push up with the front leg and return to the start position
- Repeat with other side
Muscles involved
- Gluteus maximus
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Adductor magnus
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
[…] Lunges - We start with what I think is the best legs exercise ever made, the lunge. Lunges work your entire upper leg and also engage your lower leg to provide stability. They’re a relatively simple exercise that can be done at home. You can do them with simple body weight or you can use a pair of dumbbells to add difficulty. […]
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