Walking lunges with dumbbells
- Basic
- Dumbbells
- Unilateral
Long steps with the dumbbells still at your sides
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Quads
- Secondary:
- Glutes, Hamstrings
How to do it
- Dumbbells at your sides, take a long step forward.
- Lower until your back knee almost touches the floor.
- Push off the front leg and step through with the other.
Common mistakes
- Short steps (the knee travels too far forward).
- Leaning your torso too much.
Tips
- Long step to share the load between quads and glutes.
- Keep your torso upright and your gaze forward.