Manual

19
Leg Exercises
Reverse Lunge
START ACTION
START
• Standwithyourfeettogether.
• Holdthedumbbellsatyoursides
with your palms facing inward.
• Keepthechestlifted,abstight,and
a slight arch in the lower back.
• Initiatethemovementbytightening
your glutes and slowly pivoting your
leg from your hip. Move your entire
leg backward, keeping your knee
steady at a
90 degree angle.
• Slowlymoveyourlegasfarasyou
can, without allowing any movement
at the waist, knee or lower back.
• Slowlyreturntostartposition.
FINISH
Muscles worked
Quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings and
adductors
Success tips
• Placefeetinapositionsothatwhenyou
lunge back, your front foot is directly
under your knee and your back leg lines
up under your hip.
• Keepyourheadandchestlifted,witha
slight arch in the lower back during the
movement.
• Doonlyonesidetofatigueandthen
switch to the other side.