Lateral Lunge is an exercise that focuses on completing a lunge in the frontal plane. If you analyze, you will get to know that most of the day we are either moving forward or straight in the sagittal plane. With this exercise you can feel tone up your inner and outer thighs with your glutes.

• You need to hold a pair of dumbbells in both hands with your palms facing your body.
• Now, take a big step to one side while landing on your mid-foot or heel.
• Then, sit back with your hips, bend your knee and lunge with your weight on that leg.
• Push your back up and bring both feet back together to a standing position.
• Repeat this exercise 8 to 15 times and then switch legs.

Things to remember:

• Keep your chest up and shoulder pulled back.
• Avoid rounding your back at any time during this exercise.
• Keep your head straight and look ahead throughout the exercise.
• Don’t bend you knees over your toes.
• Make sure to keep one leg straight when you lunge back the other knee.
• Keep your feel parallel to each other during this exercise.