Dumbbell Gobelt Curtsey Lunge

The Dumbbell Goblet Curtsey Lunge targets your legs and glutes while improving balance and coordination.

  1. Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell close to your chest.
  2. Step one leg behind you and to the side, lowering into a lunge.
  3. Keep your front knee aligned with your ankle and your back knee hovering above the ground.
  4. Push through your front heel to return to the starting position.

How to perform the Dumbbell Gobelt Curtsey Lunge

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Gobelt Curtsey Lunge using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your glutes.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your glutes rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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