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How to Do a Step Lunge to a Leg Lift

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By Sarka-Jonae Miller
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Performing a lunge exercise on an aerobic step creates more work for your back leg, which is the leg that should be doing most of the work in a lunge. Adding a leg lift challenges your gluts and calves, as well as your core muscles, as you have to balance momentarily on your front leg.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Aerobic step
  1. Step 1

    Place your right foot completely on the center of an aerobic step. Place your left foot back in a lunge position with your left heel off the ground. Put your hands on your hips and engage your core. Straighten your back.

  2. Step 2

    Bend your left knee almost to the floor as you inhale through your nose. Keep your back straight and do not lean forward or backward.

  3. Step 3

    Exhale and straighten your left leg as you push off the ground, and put all your weight onto your right leg. Hold your left leg off the ground in a rear leg lift.

  4. Step 4

    Lower your left leg slowly back into the lunge position on the ball of your left foot.

  5. Step 5

    Repeat the lunge followed by the leg lift 10 times on your right leg. Switch legs and do another 10 reps. Do two to three sets.

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