Lunge - Thighs (WRONG-RIGHT)

The lunge targets your thighs and improves lower body strength and stability.

  1. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart.
  2. Step forward with one leg, lowering your hips until both knees are bent at about a 90-degree angle.
  3. Ensure your front knee is directly above your ankle and your back knee hovers just above the ground.
  4. Push through your front heel to return to the starting position.
  5. Repeat on the other leg.

How to perform the Lunge - Thighs (WRONG-RIGHT)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Lunge - Thighs (WRONG-RIGHT) using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your quadriceps.
  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 quadriceps 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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