Legs Beginner
Rank #66 of 100
Reverse Lunge
A lunge stepping backward instead of forward, which is gentler on the knees and biases the glutes.
- Equipment
- None
- Focus
- Squat, lunge and jump
Muscles worked
- Glutes
- Quads
- Hamstrings
How to do it well
- 1 Step back and lower the back knee softly.
- 2 Keep the front shin near vertical.
- 3 Drive through the front heel to return.
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