How to perform it
- Stand upright with your abs engaged and a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
- Step forward with your left leg, keeping your torso aligned and your gaze forward.
- Then bend both knees with control as you lower into the lunge.
- During the movement, keep the front knee aligned with the foot and avoid letting it travel excessively forward.
- The back leg should follow the movement with the knee moving toward the floor without striking it.
- As you rise, push through the floor with your left leg to return to the starting position.
- Keep the dumbbells stable at your sides throughout the exercise.
- Exhale as you return and inhale as you lower.
What you should feel
Work in the quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and core, with the forearms helping support the load. The effort should remain controlled through strength and balance, without pain in the knees, hips, ankles, or lower back.
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Exercise questions
Stand upright with your abs engaged and a dumbbell in each hand at your sides. Step forward with your left leg, keeping your torso aligned and your gaze forward. Then bend both knees with control as you lower into the lunge. During the movement, keep the front knee aligned with the foot and avoid letting it travel excessively forward. The back leg should follow the movement with the knee moving toward the floor without striking it. As you rise, push through the floor with your left leg to return to the starting position. Keep the dumbbells stable at your sides throughout the exercise. Exhale as you return and inhale as you lower.
Unilateral left-leg movement that works the core, quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings while requiring balance during the descent and return.
Work in the quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and core, with the forearms helping support the load. The effort should remain controlled through strength and balance, without pain in the knees, hips, ankles, or lower back.
The guidance above organizes the content from the Athletic Station exercise base. Adapt the movement to your individual condition and stop if you experience pain.