Alternating Dumbbell Lunge with Reach
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes
- Secondary muscles
- Obliques, Hamstrings
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Movement pattern
- Single Leg
Steps
- 1 Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand at your sides.
- 2 Step forward with your right leg, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at approximately 90-degree angles.
- 3 As you lunge, extend your left arm forward and slightly across your body, reaching the dumbbell towards the floor outside your right foot.
- 4 Push off your right foot to return to the starting standing position, bringing your left arm back to your side.
- 5 Repeat the movement on the other side, stepping forward with your left leg and reaching with your right arm.