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Bodyweight Overhead Lunge

Experience the Bodyweight Overhead Lunge, a dynamic workout using your bodyweight to train glutes, hamstrings, quads, shoulders and core. With hands overhead, it challenges core and shoulder stability while boosting lower body strength, balance and flexibility.
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Bodyweight Overhead Lunge instructions
Step-by-step instructions
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Start by standing tall, arms lifted and hands clasped together straight above your head.
2
Step your right foot forward, keeping your heel on the ground.
3
Bend your right knee and lower your body until your right thigh is parallel to the ground. Keep your back straight throughout.
4
Push off your right foot and return to the starting position, keeping your arms raised above your head.
5
Repeat on the left side for the programmed number of reps, and alternate between the right and left.
Start by standing tall, arms lifted and hands clasped together straight above your head.
Step your right foot forward, keeping your heel on the ground.
Bend your right knee and lower your body until your right thigh is parallel to the ground. Keep your back straight throughout.
Push off your right foot and return to the starting position, keeping your arms raised above your head.
Repeat on the left side for the programmed number of reps, and alternate between the right and left.
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