How to do the Dumbbell Walking Lunge
Step by step
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand at your sides and stand tall.
- Step forward into a long lunge and lower the back knee toward the floor.
- Keep your front knee over your ankle and torso upright.
- Drive through the front foot and step the back foot forward into the next lunge.
- Continue walking forward, alternating legs each step.
The thing people get wrong
Take long steps and stay tall - short, rushed steps push the front knee past the toes and throw off your balance.
Coaching cue
Let the dumbbells hang straight down and keep your shoulders stacked over your hips as you walk.
Make it easier or harder
- Easier: Do reverse lunges in place instead of walking forward.
- Harder: Pause for two seconds at the bottom of every step.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Quads, Glutes
- Secondary: Hamstrings, Core
What to do instead
Same job, different movement — useful if you don't have the equipment or it doesn't feel right today.
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