Lunge – Front Knee Extension
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Stretching/Cool-down
- Level: Beginner
- Body position: Standing
- Repetitions: 5-8 reps
- Springs: 1 Blue (Medium) – 1 Red (Heavy)
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: High
Starting position
Stand facing the footbar. Place one foot on the floor at the front edge of the reformer and the other foot on the shoulder rest with the back knee resting on the carriage. Both hands are on the footbar, arms straight. Front knee is bent, hips square, torso upright
Instructions
Exhale to press the carriage back into a lunge. Inhale to shift the pelvis slightly backward and begin to straighten the front leg while the carriage comes slightly forward, creating a hamstring stretch. Exhale to bend the front knee again and return to the lunge
Teaching cues
- Pelvis shifts back, not up
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