Alternating Curtsy Lunges
- Standing with a braced core and flat back, bring your hands together at chest height. Position your feet to be at hip-width.
- Beginning with the right foot, step backward and across your left foot. Simultaneously, bend the left knee and drop it towards the ground.
- Stop when the front right knee is parallel with the ground. Push off the ground with your right foot and return to the starting position.
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Alternating curtsy lunges is a at-home exercise that targets hamstrings and quadriceps and also works calves and glutes & hip flexors. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Overhead plate squats, squats to side leg raises / lifts and prone / lying resistance band knee bends. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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