Fit and Healthy Lifestyle

You probably know that one of the best leg workouts you can do is the lunge. It builds your glutes as well as the front of your thighs. And really it is an all around good leg workout. How would you like to really power up your lunge workout? Try doing them onto a bosu fitness ball
for your personal fitness and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Performing regular forward lunges requires strength and coordination. Adding dumbbells in each hand increases the workout. Doing lunges onto the bosu ball with or without dubbells further adds to a degree of difficulty in doing this exercise. The bosu ball adds instability to the workout which helps develop balance as you increase your strength, power and coordination.

The most basic lunge movement, the dropped knee version, works best when using the bosu. Place your feet shoulder width apart. You want your knees to be at a 90-degree angle at the bottom of the movement, so you will have to adjust the distance from the bosu accordingly. Step out and up onto the bosu. Balance is key here. The first few exercises may find yourself a little unsteady. Once your foot is steady at the top of the bosu simply drop your other knee to the floor and then come back to the start position just as you would a regular lunge. Then lunge with the other leg.

When you get more confidence and gain your balance you can then start using weights for added resistance. The important thing to remember is to go slow and work on your balance. Lunges using a bosu is definitely not for the beginner. It is an advanced movement that requires fitness, strength and coordination.Wonder how to increase your fitness level? This exercise will help.