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Bodyweight Rear Lunge
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The bodyweight rear lunge steps back without weights. It builds legs while being kind to the knees.
How to do it
- Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, hands on your hips, and your core braced.
- Step backward with your right foot, landing on the ball of your foot, and lower your hips until your left thigh is parallel to the floor.
- Pause at the bottom, ensuring your front knee is aligned over your ankle and your torso is upright.
- Press through your left heel to return to the starting standing position and repeat with the opposite leg.
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Tips
- Maintain an upright torso by keeping your chest up and shoulders back. - Your front knee should track directly over your ankle; do not let it push forward past your toes. - Lower down until your back knee hovers just an inch above the floor for full range of motion. - Press through your front heel to stand up, squeezing your glute at the top of the movement.
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