Front lunges with twist

Main Muscles Affected

• Legs
• Buttocks
• Abdominal muscles

Exercise Difficulty

Medium difficulty

Performing Front Lunges with Twist:

1. Stand up straight, keep your back straight and your feet slightly spread
2. Bring your right leg forward about three steps and come down; as you come down, keep your right knee in line with your ankle and your left knee in line with your hip
3. Go down until you touch the left knee almost to the floor and at the same time twist your torso 90 to the right
4. Return to the starting position, step forward with your left leg and twist your torso to the left by 90 degrees
5. Repeat and alternate the right leg with the left.

• Keep the knee of the front leg not parallel to the floor
• Rotate the legs as well as the torso during the twisting phase.