Reverse Lunge (leg kick)

Perform a reverse lunge followed by a leg kick to engage your lower body and improve balance.

  1. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart.
  2. Step back with your right leg into a lunge, keeping your left knee over your ankle.
  3. Push through your left heel to return to standing.
  4. Kick your right leg forward while maintaining balance.
  5. Repeat on the opposite side.

How to perform the Reverse Lunge (leg kick)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Reverse Lunge (leg kick) 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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