ExercisesWalking lunge with twist

Walking lunge with twist

Hold a medicine ball at your chest and step forward into a lunge. At the bottom, rotate your torso over the front leg, rotate back to center, and step through to the next lunge.

StrengthMedicine ballDifficulty 2 of 3
Two-panel demonstration of the walking lunge with twist, showing the start and finish positions
Start and finish positions

How to do it

Hold a medicine ball at your chest and step forward into a lunge. At the bottom, rotate your torso over the front leg, rotate back to center, and step through to the next lunge.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
  • quadsprimary
  • glutes
  • adductors
  • obliques

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Reviewed 16 August 2026 · Exercise library v2.2