The lunge is an incredibly productive exercise that puts your core and lower-body muscles to work. You can use just your body weight or add free weights. According to, your core reaps the benefits of this move as you put in the effort to maintain proper upright form. Since lunges activate large groups of muscles, they can speed up your metabolism, which in turn, will help you lose weight.
To set up for reverse lunges, Yeung instructs,"Take a long step back—long enough so that your knees make two 90-degree angles at the bottom—and pull yourself back up with your forward leg. Start with dumbbells and advance to a barbell in either the back squat or front squat position." Complete six reps or more on each leg.The T-pushup begins by assuming a classic pushup/high plank with your hands planted on the ground under your shoulders and your body forming a straight line.