Legs & glutes
Side lunge
A sideways lunge that works your legs in a different direction and stretches the inner thigh.
Intermediate Low impact
How to do it
- Stand with feet together and hands at your chest.
- Take a wide step out to the side.
- Bend the stepping knee and sit your hips back over that foot, keeping the other leg straight.
- Keep both feet flat and pointing forwards.
- Push off the bent leg to return to the middle. Alternate sides or complete one side first.
Form tips
- Your chest can tip forward slightly as your hips go back.
- Feel a stretch along the inside of the straight leg.
Common mistakes
- Bent knee caving inwards.
- Heel of the bent leg lifting.
Easier and harder
Make it easier
Take a smaller step and bend less.
Make it harder
Hold a weight at your chest.
