Lateral Lunges
What is it?
Lateral Lunges
How should you do it:
Begin in a wide stance with both feet parallel. With your back straight and abdominal muscles engaged, bend to one side while pressing your knee and thigh back so that your knee tracks over your 2nd and 3rd toes. Be sure to press through your heel as to not jar into your knee joint and continue to keep your chest open with your abdominal muscles engaged. Push the ground away and squeeze the abs to go up through center and over to the opposite side with the same emphasis on pressing your knee and thigh back, keeping your chest open and engaging your abs.
Where should you feel it:
You should feel a stretch in your straight leg and engagement through your bent leg in your quadriceps and glutes.
How often should you do it:
This can be done as a dynamic stretch before a run or any other workout. This can also be incorporated as a part of your workout with or without added weight. We recommend doing this move at least once a week, performing a minimum of 10 reps on each side.
For a more customized workout plan, we encourage you to schedule a free thirty (30) minute consultation with our Certified Fitness Professional, Danielle Joseph
