Arm Cross-Over Curtsy
Tone your legs and glutes with this dynamic curtsy lunge that improves coordination and engages your core.
Muscle Groups
Primary
Secondary
Instructions
1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, arms extended out to the sides parallel to the floor.
2. Cross your arms in front of your body, placing your right hand over your left shoulder and your left hand over your right shoulder.
3. Shift your weight onto your left foot as you lift your right foot and step it diagonally behind your left foot, lowering into a curtsy lunge. Your right knee should come close to the ground, but try to avoid touching down.
4. Push through your left heel to return to the starting position while uncrossing your arms and extending them again to the sides.
5. Repeat the arm cross, this time placing your left hand over your right shoulder and your right hand over your left shoulder.
6. Shift your weight onto your right foot, lift your left foot and step it diagonally behind your right foot, lowering into a curtsy lunge.
7. Push through your right heel to return to the starting position while uncrossing your arms to extend them to the sides.
8. Continue alternating sides for the desired number of reps and sets.
Ensure that you maintain good posture throughout the exercise, engage your core to keep balance, and move in a controlled manner. This exercise targets the lower body and the glutes with the addition of upper body movement to improve coordination and engage the core muscles for stabilization.
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