FITBUG'S FRONT ROOM WORKOUT

Posted 07 November 2006

STATIC LUNGES

Why should you lunge?: Like squats, lunges exercise the large muscles in your thighs and bottom. They are great calorie burners and can help to increase your metabolic rate by improving lean muscle mass.

How to: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and take a stride forward with your right leg, keeping your weight central. Your right knee should be directly above your ankle and your left leg slightly bent with your heel off the ground. Slowly lower you left knee to the floor until it is about a coke can’s distance from the ground and raise your self back up into the starting position.

How many: Aim for 8 to ten lunges and then repeat on your opposite leg. Try to do two sets on each leg, after three to four weeks you should be able to increase to three sets.

Safety Tip: Keep your tummy tight and your chest proud throughout and make sure that your legs push your body up and down not forward and back.

Alternative: If you find it tough to balance when you lunge, take a broom handle in your hand (on the same side of the body as the trailing leg) and use it as an anchor. If you use this option you should form a triangle between your legs and the broom.

Squats | Calf Raises | Lunges | Chest | Biceps | Triceps | Abs | Back | 6 week plan