Every Wednesday through the end of August we’ll be rolling out some great kitchen exercises. We’re doing them in our favorite kitchen at Let’s Dish! – a great place to pre-assemble a bunch of meals to pop in the freezer – talk about multitasking! (See photo of Elizabeth Marcotte of Let’s Dish with Jenny.) Of course, you can do any of our Let’s Dish! exercises in your own kitchen.

Don’t waste time just walking from place to place in your kitchen – lunge-walk instead to tone and strengthen your bottom and thighs.  By the time you’re done preparing a meal, dinner won’t be the only thing on fire!

Start with your feet hip width apart and facing forward.  Step forward and lunge down.  Your back leg should be bent with your back knee pointing straight down but not touching the floor.

Lower yourself as far as you can while still controlling the movement and maintaining the position. Make sure your front knee does not extend out over your front foot. Return to the standing position by pushing down on your front leg to pull yourself up. Switch legs and continue lunge-walking to your destination.

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