Both lower-body exercises have benefits, but the most effective move depends on whether your goal is strength, fat loss or functional fitness.

Lunges work glutes, quads, and hamstrings, plus other muscle groups with variations. Find a diagram of the muscles engaged here.

Lunges build single-leg strength, balance, and stability but can be challenging to perfect. Read on for expert-backed tips.

Curtsy lunges can be especially helpful for athletes who have to push off laterally—like ice hockey players and baseball in-fielders or batters.

The Jump Lunge Works Every Muscle In Your Lower Body—As Long As You Don’t Make These 3 Common Mistakes In this week's episode of 'The Right Way' trainer Colette Dong demos how to do a jump ...

A split squat is a good alternative to lunges, which targets similar muscles. If you’ve always done lunges to target your lower body, you’ll benefit from trying split squats.

When it comes to leg workouts with dumbbells, a range of exercises allows you to hit the major lower body muscles for complete leg training with little to no additional equipment.

Lunges: Muscles Worked and Benefits Lunges are a unilateral movement, meaning one side of the body is working at a time. This makes them beneficial for correcting muscular imbalances and improving ...