Lunges For Toning Your Backside

Lunge - Right Leg - No Weight (Start)
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Lunges are a great bodyweight exercise to help firm the butt and thighs. Like squats, lunges are compound exercises working multiple muscle groups. It’s good to start your lunge routine without weights until your balance and form is established.

Work lunges into your routine 1 or 2 times per week, 2 or 3 sets of 12 to 16 reps.

Jacob from the Pittsburgh Bootcamp for women demonstrates the proper way to perform the alternating forward lunge:

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