Forward Lunges
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Description:
This exercise is designed to work both your quads and your glutes. It is great to do before any kind of sport involving running, or just at the gym.
This exercise is designed to work both your quads and your glutes. It is great to do before any kind of sport involving running, or just at the gym.
Equipment Used: None
Sport Specific: Badminton, Baseball, Bowling, Cricket, Field Hockey, Football (American), Football (Soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Ice Skating, Rugby, Running / Jogging, Sprinting, Strength Training, Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee
Muscles Used: Buttocks (gluteus maximus and medius), Hamstring (biceps femoris), Quads (rectus femoris)
Categories: Plyometrics, Stretches
Start this exercise with your feet 6 inches apart from each other, and your toes pointed forward. Make sure to keep your back straight. Once in position, step forward with one leg and lower your body to 90 degrees for both knees. Keep all your weight on your heels without letting your foot to go past that imaginary line.
Push back up to the starting position to complete one rep.
Notes:
Suggested reps: 3-5 both legs.
- Positioning your feet in different ways can allow you to focus more on working the quads or the glute muscles.
Suggested reps: 3-5 both legs.
- Positioning your feet in different ways can allow you to focus more on working the quads or the glute muscles.
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