improve your lunges

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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!

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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!

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

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reverse lunges

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

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walking lunges

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Try these LUNGE Variations in your next WORKOUT

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improve your lunges

HOW TO

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.

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

LUNGE FORM

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

Let's talk lunges

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

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

FORWARD LUNGES

reverse lunges

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

CROSS BEHIND LUNGES

walking lunges

Try these LUNGE Variations in your next WORKOUT

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