Exercise Guide
Curtsy Lunge
A lunge stepped diagonally behind the standing leg. The crossed position reaches the upper and outer glute in a way a straight lunge does not.
BeginnerStrengthPushCompound
Form
Start
Mid
End
Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Details
Primary Muscle
Glutes
Equipment
Bodyweight
Difficulty
Beginner
Category
Strength
Force
Push
Mechanic
Compound
Secondary Muscles
QuadsHamstringsCore
How to Perform
- 1
Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your hands at your chest.
- 2
Step one foot diagonally back and across behind the other, like a curtsy.
- 3
Lower until your front thigh is close to parallel with the floor.
- 4
Push through the front foot to return to standing, then alternate.
Tips
- ★Keep your hips square to the front - rotating with the step takes the glute out of it.
- ★Go only as deep as you can while keeping the front foot flat.
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