Lunge Punches / Lunges
- Keeping your back upright, take one step forward (around 1.5x a normal forward step).
- Lower your body into the lunge until the forward leg reaches a 90-degree angle bend.
- As you lunge, strike forward with your opposite hand to a punch. Your back knee should only just hover from the floor.
- Push upwards through the front leg and drive your body back to the starting position.
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Lunge punches / lunges is a at-home exercise that targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works abs and hamstrings and shoulders. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Cossack squats, seated resistance bands leg presses / extensions and standing forward hip hinges / bends. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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