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Exercise Details

Target Muscle Group

Quads, Glutes

Equipment Required

Bodyweight

Experience Level

Beginner

Force Type

Squat

Secondary Muscles

Adductors, Hamstrings

Exercise Description

The heel touch lateral lunge builds lower body strength while improving hip mobility and balance. It targets your quads and glutes while stretching tight hip muscles.

How To

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart, hands at your sides 2. Step your right foot wide to the side, bending your right knee and pushing your hips back 3. Lower into a heel touch lateral lunge until your left hand touches your right heel 4. Push through your right heel to return to starting position 5. Repeat the heel touch lateral lunge on the left side, alternating for desired reps

Form Tips

• Keep your chest up and core tight throughout the heel touch lateral lunge movement • Push your hips back like you're sitting in a chair when lunging to the side • Keep your lunging knee tracking over your toes during the heel touch lateral lunge • Only go as low as your mobility allows - depth will improve with practice

Common Mistakes

• Letting the knee cave inward instead of tracking over the toes in your heel touch lateral lunge • Rounding the back when reaching for your heel - keep your chest proud • Taking too narrow a step, which limits the range of motion in your heel touch lateral lunge

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