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Circuit 1, Exercise 2: Alternating Curtsy Lunge to Squat

  • Start standing with your feet hip-width distance apart and your hands at your chest (hands on your hips works, too!).
  • Step your right leg diagonally behind you and to the left so your thighs cross, simultaneously bending both knees as if you were curtsying. Aim for a 90-degree bend in both knees.
  • Pull your navel toward your spine throughout the movement to engage your core and to avoid hunching your back.
  • Drive through your left foot and push off of your right toes to return to standing.
  • Bend your knees, lowering into a squat, as you shift your hips and butt back.
  • Return to standing, and repeat on the other side.
  • This is one rep. Keep alternating, completing one squat after every curtsy lunge, for 30 seconds.
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