# Walking Lunge with Twist

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/walking-lunge-with-twist

Also known as: Walking Lunge with Twists, Twisting Walking Lunge

Body region: Legs, Glutes, Core

## Muscles

- Main: Gluteus Maximus, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius
- Helps: External Oblique, Internal Oblique, Rectus Femoris, Adductor Magnus
- Holds: Transversus Abdominis

## Technique

1. Stand tall with hands clasped in front of the chest.
2. Step forward into a lunge.
3. At the bottom, rotate the torso over the front leg, then turn back to center.
4. Push off to step the back foot through into the next lunge.

### Cues

- Rotate from the upper back.
- Keep the front knee over the foot.

### Common mistakes

- Twisting the knee instead of the torso.
- Rushing the steps.

## Alternatives

- [Lunge with Rotation](https://heatsy.app/ex/lunge-with-rotation)
- [Walking Lunge](https://heatsy.app/ex/walking-lunge)