Start
End
Strength
Bodyweight Walking Lunge
beginner·compound·push
Muscles Worked
Secondary
Abductor digiti minimi of left footAbductor digiti minimi of right footabductor hallucisadductor hallucisextensor hallucis brevisextensor hallucis longusfibularis brevisfibularis longusfibularis tertiusFirst lumbrical of left footFirst lumbrical of right footflexor accessoriusFlexor digiti minimi brevis of left footFlexor digiti minimi brevis of right footflexor digitorum brevisflexor digitorum longusflexor hallucis brevisflexor hallucis longusFourth lumbrical of left footFourth lumbrical of right footgastrocnemiusplantarissoleustibialis posteriorgemellus inferiorgemellus superiorgluteus maximusgluteus mediusgluteus minimuspiriformisquadratus femorisbiceps femorisgracilispopliteussemimembranosussemitendinosus
How to Perform
1
Begin standing with your feet shoulder width apart and your hands on your hips.
2
Step forward with one leg, flexing the knees to drop your hips. Descend until your rear knee nearly touches the ground. Your posture should remain upright, and your front knee should stay above the front foot.
3
Drive through the heel of your lead foot and extend both knees to raise yourself back up.
4
Step forward with your rear foot, repeating the lunge on the opposite leg.
Alternatives to Bodyweight Walking Lunge
Same muscles, different equipment or difficulty
