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Lower Body: Side Lunges and Wall Sit

Last Update: February 9, 2009

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Side lunges and a wall sit are great exercises for the entire lower body and perfect for sports conditioning and skiing. Stretch the quad muscles and hamstrings to avoid injury during side lunges with advice from a fitness trainer in this exercise video.

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Muscle groups: entire lower body
Perfect exercise for skiing or sports conditioning
Vary reps & sets for cross training
Strength training increases the body's metabolism
Stretch the quads & hamstrings to avoid injury

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Milenna Saraiva is a former gymnast for the Brazil national team. Mimi moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago and is now a certified and licensed personal trainer and a trainer for iTRAIN.com. iTRAIN provides more than 275 workouts in its library ranging from treadmill to elliptical, cycling, strength training, and many more.

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by golfladi on January 7, 2009 at 7:12 AM

Make sure your knees do not go past your toes when squatting & lunging

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