Walking lunges forward and back
Category: Strength
Level: 2
6-12 steps per leg in each direction
Carla van den Berg
- Knee stacked over ankle
- Both feet pointing forward
- Torso upright
- 90-degree angle at both front and back knee
- Knee collapsing inward
- Cue "Look down: Can you see the inside of your front foot (arch)?"
- Cue "Push knee out towards pinky toe"
- Back foot twisting
- Cue "Point toes straight ahead"
- Knee control
- Ankle stability
- Glute and quad activation & strength
- Single-leg deceleration mechanics