The lunge is a great balance exercise to work your quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves, and core. Being easy to increase or decrease in intensity, lunges are an effective exercise for one at any level of fitness, be it beginner or advanced. If starting at a beginner level, lunges can be done with your hands placed around the waist, while others who are ready for more intensity can take them a step further by incorporating dumbbells, holding them dropped by the hip's side or even implementing a weight-lifting variation, such as the one shown in the video here.
It's important to make sure that proper form is used while doing lunges, for doing them incorrectly can result in knee pain. The video below provides a breakdown of the key components that make for a correct lunge. Once you've got the basics down, It's not a bad idea to do a few in front of a mirror before getting started in order to familiarize yourself with how a lunge in good form should feel like.
A perk to lunges is that they can be done in a space of any size, be it big and spacious or small with workout machines at every twist and turn. If you have plenty of walking area, you could opt for traveling lunges (a.k.a. walking lunges), and if space is limited (or even if it isn't), you could go for standing lunges, in which you stand in the same area, lunging forward while alternating legs. Either way you do them, you're sure to feel the burn!
Happy lunging, and I hope everyone has a great Fourth of July!
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