improve your lunges

HOW TO

CHRIS FREYTAG, CPT 

Lunges are one of the BEST bodyweight exercises around.  You can do them anywhere, they firm up your backside and they also strengthen your glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves.

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How to perform a lunge to protect your knees & strengthen the legs! 

LUNGE FORM

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Lunges are a functional lower body exercise that seems to show up in every workout, but FORM MATTERS!!  GOOD FORM = GOOD RESULTS!

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You are going to be balancing on your back big toe!  You should be in a 90 / 90 degree angle in BOTH legs!

Basic lunge 

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TIP: Controlling the front knee right on top of toes is super important! Be careful of the knee cap. 

FORWARD LUNGES

TIPS:  - step back onto big toe  -Tall long spine -Eyes Up, chest up 

reverse lunges

Listen to your knees:  if it bothers your inside meniscus, then stay away from this movement! 

 

CROSS BEHIND LUNGES 

Glutes tight, abs tight, and you too can do a great walking lunge! 

YOU ARE MOVING IN YOUR SAGITTAL PLANE 

walking lunges

Try these LUNGE Variations in your next  WORKOUT

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