Crossover Reverse Lunge

An intermediate mobility exercise that works the lower back.

Crossover Reverse Lunge — Starting position Starting position
Crossover Reverse Lunge — End position End position
Difficulty Intermediate
Type Stretching
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Lower Back
Logged As Time held

How to Do Crossover Reverse Lunge

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
  2. Perform a rear lunge by stepping back with one foot and flexing the hips and front knee. As you do so, rotate your torso across the front leg.
  3. After a brief pause, return to the starting position and repeat on the other side, continuing in an alternating fashion.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Crossover Reverse Lunge does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to Crossover Reverse Lunge

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Superman

    Superman

    A beginner compound mobility exercise that works the lower back, needing no equipment.

    beginner No Equipment
  2. 2 Hug A Ball

    Hug A Ball

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the lower back, using an exercise ball.

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  3. 3 Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge

    Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge

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  4. 4 Lower Back-SMR

    Lower Back-SMR

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  5. 5 Pyramid

    Pyramid

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back, using an exercise ball.

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  6. 6 Child's Pose

    Child's Pose

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    beginner Not specified
  7. 7 Dancer's Stretch

    Dancer's Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    beginner Not specified
  8. 8 Hug Knees To Chest

    Hug Knees To Chest

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

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  9. 9 Standing Pelvic Tilt

    Standing Pelvic Tilt

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the lower back.

    beginner Not specified
  10. 10 Cat Stretch

    Cat Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the lower back.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do crossover reverse lunge work?

Crossover Reverse Lunge primarily works the lower back. The abs, glutes, hamstrings and quads assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for crossover reverse lunge?

The source dataset does not record equipment for crossover reverse lunge. Check the instructions above before you set up.

Crossover Reverse Lunge: is it suitable for beginners?

Crossover Reverse Lunge is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.

What can I do instead of crossover reverse lunge?

Superman, Hug A Ball, Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

How do I log crossover reverse lunge in Fitnit?

As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the lower back on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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