Technique
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides. Step laterally to one side, lowering your body into a lunge position while keeping your other leg straight. Return to starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
A compound lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and adductors through lateral lunge movements with dumbbells to improve leg strength and stability.
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides. Step laterally to one side, lowering your body into a lunge position while keeping your other leg straight. Return to starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
Begin standing with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides, ready to perform the side lunge.
Return to the starting position after completing the side lunge, maintaining control and balance.
Step laterally, keep chest up, control the movement, maintain balance
Not stepping wide enough, losing balance, not controlling the movement, poor knee alignment
Increase weight, add pause at bottom, perform in sequence, or add variations.
Use lighter weight, perform without dumbbells, or practice basic side lunges first.
Maintain proper form to avoid knee and ankle strain. Stop if you experience pain in the knees, hips, or ankles. Keep your chest up and knees in line with your toes throughout the movement.