How To Achieve Proper Lunge Form

Achieving proper lunge form can be daunting for many. But, I’ve got a few tips for you to help you feel more confident when practicing your lunges.

1) Download the ExtendView app if you have an iPhone. The app uses AR to place a personal trainer avatar in your space to show you how to preform lunges and other exercises with proper form. The app will also use your camera to track your exercises and provide you with feedback on how to improve your form. That feedback will also be sent to the real life trainer whose program you are doing, and the trainer will help you achieve better form. Use code BRITTANY12 for 10% off 1 year of service.

2) When you step forward into your forward lunge, keep the knee of your front leg behind your toes of the front foot.

3) Keep your chest high and core engaged as you lunge.

4) Aim to achieve a 90 degree angle with both the front and back legs. You DO NOT need to touch your knee to the ground when you lunge. Go only as low as you feel comfortable and that’s within a pain free range of motion.

5) Keep both feet straight and facing forward as you lunge. Heels lined up with your toes.

6) Make sure your knee stays tracking in line with your ankle as you lunge forward. This means that you need to engage your glutes to keep your knees from caving in. If you find that your knees likes to fall to the outside of your ankles, then work on activating your inner thigh muscles (adductors) more. Typically, men’s knees will want to fall out and women’s knees will want to cave in.

See video below for a video example.

Now that you have an idea of what proper lunge form should look like, go ahead and try a few on your own! Tag me in your attempts on Instagram @b_noellefitness. I’ll give you a shoutout and feedback.