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Curtsy lunge

A compound exercise for the glutes and quads, with help from the adductors. Equipment: no equipment.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Stand tall, hands on the hips.
  2. Step back and across behind the other leg
  3. Front knee over the toes

Muscles worked

Equipment

None. You can do it anywhere. See more exercises by equipment.

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