Lunge
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Legs
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Type
- Compound · One side at a time
How to do it
- Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips.
- Take a long step forward or back and lower until both knees are bent to about 90°.
- Keep your torso upright and your front knee tracking over your toes, with the front heel down.
- Push through your front foot to return to standing, then switch legs.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
Also known as
Bodyweight Lunge · Reverse Lunge · Bodyweight Lunges · Forward Lunge · Lunge (Bodyweight)