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Welcome to our weekly Move of the Week series. Every Monday, we’ll be sharing with you one of our favourite exercises – how to do them, what muscles they work and why they should be a regular part of your workout regime. This week: curtsy lunges.
There are so many ways to perform lunges: forwards, reverse, stationary, with pulses and jumps… the list goes on. While all of these effectively work the quads and glutes, the curtsy lunge is king for building functional strength. This is because it not only moves up and down and forwards and back, but also side to side.
It also works into those muscles that are often neglected, such as the glute medius (med). The lateral stepping of the curtsy lunge works the muscle that’s essential for stabilising the hips and reducing pain. But it also targets those big muscles too, like the quads, calves and glute max.
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