Walking Lunge with Twist
A traveling lunge that rotates the torso toward the front leg at the bottom, then steps through to the next side.
How to do it
- Stand tall facing the travel direction with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
- Step forward into a long lunge until the front thigh is near parallel and the back knee is low.
- Keep the front foot flat and the front knee stacked over the mid-foot.
- Rotate the torso toward the front leg, letting both arms travel with the ribs.
- Unwind to face forward, then push through the front foot and step through.
- Repeat on the other leg and keep walking as you alternate.
Key technique cue
Rotate from the ribs, not the knee, and only once the lunge is steady.
Common mistakes
- ✕ Twisting from the knee instead of from the ribs, which wrenches the front leg.
- ✕ Letting the front knee travel past the toes or cave inward in the lunge.
- ✕ Rushing the twist before the lunge stance is stable.
- ✕ Collapsing the chest so the rotation comes from a rounded spine.
Benefits
- ✓ Loads the quads and glutes in a traveling lunge while the trunk rotates.
- ✓ Trains balance and hip control on one leg at a time.
- ✓ Needs no implement, so it drops into warm-ups and field sessions.
Progression: from easier to harder
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- Dumbbell Walking Lunges
- Kettlebell Walking Lunges
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About the exercise
The walking lunge with twist combines a forward lunge with a trunk rotation. You step into a long stance, drop until the front thigh is near parallel, then rotate the torso toward the front leg before unwinding and stepping through. The front quad and glute drive the lunge; the obliques turn the ribs without spinning the knee. The arms start at the sides and travel with the twist.
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