How to Do a Reverse Lunge

A reverse lunge is a great exercise to add to your workout. It will help improve balance and will help tighten and tone your butt, thighs, and abdominal muscles. Here is how to do a reverse lunge.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Set of light to medium weight dumbbells

1. Stand with both of your feet straight about shoulder length apart. Hold a pair of light to medium weight dumbbells in each hand in front of your shoulders with your palms facing in.

2. Lunge back with the left leg and lower your knee towards the ground. Try to lower your knee as close to the ground as you can without touching it. You should be on the toes and your heel off the ground. Make sure that your back is straight and your right knee is over your ankle so that you can still see your toes.

3. Using your left leg, push off the ground and return to the starting position. Make sure that your abdominal and butt muscles are tight during the whole exercise.

4. Repeat the exercise on the right leg to complete 1 repetition. Aim for at least 2 sets of 8-10 repetitions in your workout. Your thighs and butt should be sore after this exercise.

Tips & Warnings

• This reverse lunge will help to tighten and tone your butt and abdominal muscles, but you have to make sure that you are contracting those muscles during the exercise to work them.