Legs 3 exercise 1 |Lunge walk
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How to
Hold a weight directly out in front to
engage the core and step deep into
a walking lunge.
Keep your heel flat and your foot
forward.
Perform each set for 45 seconds followed by a 15 second rest (45/15) and repeat 3 times on each leg.
Make it advanced
To increase the difficulty you can
increase the weight.
Increase each rep to 60/15 and then
90/15 all for 3 rounds.
Expert tips
Your chest should not come in front
of the lunging knee.
This can be performed without
weight.
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Blackmores has created this series of strength training exercises for runners in partnership with elite runner Vlad Shatrov. With over 10 years’ experience training runners together with competing at the highest levels in distance running, he knows what it means to be a runner.
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