Reverse Lunge Knee
Start standing tall with feet hip-width apart, core engaged. Step one leg back into a reverse lunge, lowering until both knees are bent at approximately 90 degrees, front thigh parallel to the floor.
- Equipment
- No Equipment
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- quadriceps
- gluteus maximus
- hamstrings
Secondary muscles
- iliopsoas
- rectus abdominis
- obliques
- erector spinae
- gastrocnemius
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
- hips
- abs
How to perform
- 1
Start standing tall with feet hip-width apart, core engaged.
- 2
Step one leg back into a reverse lunge, lowering until both knees are bent at approximately 90 degrees, front thigh parallel to the floor.
- 3
Push off the back foot, driving the back knee forward and up towards your chest, balancing on the front leg.
- 4
Control the movement as you step the leg back down into the next reverse lunge, or return to the starting position before repeating.
- 5
Maintain an upright torso and keep your gaze forward throughout the exercise.
Safety & form
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