Basic Bodyweight Lunge To begin this exercise, start with your feet together, shoulders back and core braced. Place your hands on your hips for balance. Take a big step forward with your right foot. Lower your body until your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Make sure your left knee doesn’t touch the ground. Push through your right heel to return to the starting position. Lunge With Bicep Curl Start with a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your sides. Perform a basic bodyweight lunge, and, after you’ve lowered your body to the furthest point, curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders. Pause, then lower them until your arms are fully extended again. Reverse Lunge Start with your feet together and your hands on your hips. Pull your shoulders back and brace your core. Take a big step back with your left foot and lower your body without moving your torso and chest. Stop when both legs form 90-degree angles. Don’t allow your left knee to touch the floor. Push through your left foot to return to starting position. Perform 10 reps on each side. Reverse Lunge With Kick Perform a reverse lunge, but instead of returning to a standing position when you are finished, kick your back leg into the air. Extend the opposite arm in front of you and try to touch your toes to your fingers. Then return to a standing position and repeat on the opposite side. Back to Front Lunge Perform a reverse lunge, but instead of returning to a standing position, push off your front foot and immediately take a giant step forward, lowering yourself into a basic bodyweight lunge. Continue alternating between reverse and basic lunges until you are ready to switch sides. Side Lunge Begin in a standing position with your feet hip-distance apart. Engaging your core, take a giant step to the right, bending your knee until your thigh is parallel to the floor. Keep your left leg straightened. Your can place your hands behind your right knee for balance. Push through your right heel to return to a standing position. Repeat on the opposite side. Curtsy Lunge Stand with your feet hip distance apart. Take a giant step backward with your right leg, crossing it behind your left so that your feet create a diagonal line. Keeping your chest lifted, bend both of your knees and lower your body to the ground. Stop just before your back knee touches the ground. Push through your feet to return to the starting position. Walking Lunge Start with your feet together, shoulders back and core braced, with your hands on your hips for balance. Take a giant step forward with your right foot and lower your body until your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Don’t allow your left knee to touch the ground. Pushing through your right heel, bring your feet back together in a standing position, then immediately step forward with your left foot and lower your body again. Continue “walking” forward by alternating legs.