Lunges are a great exercise because they are a compound exercise working multiple muscles and multiple joints. But for some this can cause knee pain. The culprit could be improper alignment, weak glutes or weak quadriceps. Try any of these 7 different exercises to see what works best for you. Then substitute for lunges in any of the Moms Into Fitness workouts.
#1 Glute Activation Hinge
#2 Glute Train Tracks
#3A Isometric Lunge on Train Tracks
#3B Add Glute Medius Rotation
#4 Loop Above Knee Abduction
#5 Loop Glute Train Tracks
#6 Drop Knee Split Squat
#7 Resistance Squat on Bench
5 different exercises you can substitute for push-ups:
#1 Angled Modified Push-Up (use couch or wall)
#2 Dumbbells Chest Press
#3 Dumbbells Chest Cross
#4 Dumbbells One Arm Fly
#5 Dumbbells Hinged One Arm Cross Fly
Push-ups are an advanced exercise. Sometimes we don't have the ab strength, shoulder mobility, shoulder strength or arm strength to perform a push-up. These 5 progressions will give your body tools to eventually perform a standard pushup. We start with core stability, add shoulder strength, then ...
Dips are a wonderful exercise for the triceps (arms), upper back and deltoids (shoulders). If dips bother your wrists or elbows, follow one of these four substitutions.
#1 Modification - dips using hexagon weights
#2 Modification - dips using a bench
#3 Substitution - kneeling triceps extension...
