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Lunges for the Hips, Glutes and Thighs

By Paige Waehner, About.com

Updated April 07, 2009

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One-Legged Lunge With a Reach

Paige Waehner
Compound movements not only recruit more muscle fibers, which saves time, but also help you work on balance and stability while building strength and endurance. This one-legged lunge is a great example of that and one way to involve the entire body in one exercise. This is an advanced move, but you can modify by doing the move without the ball.
  1. Place the left foot/shin on the ball and hold a medium-light weight in your right hand.
  2. Bend the right knee into a lunge as you roll the ball out with your left leg until it's straight and the front knee is bent to about 90 degrees (knee behind the toe).
  3. At the same time, reach the weight out, keeping the abs engaged.
  4. Squeeze the right leg to roll the ball back to starting position.
  5. Repeat for 10-16 reps before switching sides.

Tips

  • Try this move without the weight first if you feel wobbly.
  • This exercise requires balance, so you might stand near a wall so you can hold on if you need to.
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