Side-Stepping Curtsey

Intermediate

Owen Jones

17 Sep 2024

Side-Stepping Curtsey targets the main muscles involved in a lunge — the quads and glutes — moreover, it also engages some additional movers.

Step 1
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, hands clasped behind your head.
Step 2
Take a big diagonal step backward so that one leg is crossed behind the other leg. Get into a lunge by bending both knees at a 90-degree angle. Keep your front foot on the floor and your back foot on your toes. Reach the floor to maintain balance. Then push back to the starting position.

Side-Stepping Curtsey targets Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads as seen below.

Keep the front shin vertical and the knee in line with the middle of the foot.
Use a full range of motion. Lower yourself until your supporting thigh is parallel to your supporting knee.
Don't let your torso turn to one side or the other during the lunge.

Owen Jones

17 Sep 2024