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Curtsy Lunge

Glutes · Quadriceps · Adductors · Abductors · Bodyweight

Curtsy Lunge

How to do it

  1. Stand with feet hip-width apart, hands at your chest for balance.
  2. Step one leg diagonally behind and across your body, as if curtsying.
  3. Bend both knees, lowering until the back knee nearly touches the floor, keeping your torso upright and hips square to the front.
  4. Push through the front heel to return to standing.
  5. Finish all reps on one side, then switch legs.
Primary muscle
Glutes
Secondary muscles
Quadriceps · Adductors · Abductors
Equipment
Bodyweight
Sides
One side at a time

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