Walking Lunge w Overhead Med Ball Woodchop

Start this exercise standing with feet hip width, toes straight and medicine ball on one hip. Next, step forward with the opposite side leg, and rotate ball overhead with arms straight. The lunge should finish with (2) ninety degree angles in the knees, shoulders and hips pointed straight ahead and the ball finished outside the front knee. While this exercise is primarily for the legs, it is an excellent core motion as well. As the ball rotates, the muscles in the abdomen contract not only to aid in pulling the ball, but also to help stabilize the body throughout the motion.