Split Lunge with a Medicine Ball

As you can see in the picture, the idea is to go down into a lunge, and as you come up, you then raise the medicine ball overhead to one side before coming back down to bring the medicine ball to the other side of your body. This has the effect of working your legs, your abdominal muscles, your shoulders, and even your back, all at the same time. Be sure to raise the medicine ball completely overhead on each repetition, and also to go down into a full lunge on each repetition. Also, after doing 10-15 repetitions on one leg, switch sides and do another 10-15 repetitions on the other leg. Added Bonus: This exercise also keeps your heart rate up, which means that you will not only work a lot of different muscles groups, but you will also burn through quite a few calories at the same time.

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