In exercise terms, explain the what it is and what the benefits/detractors are of "lunges."?
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good core exercise good for balance and strong quads, hams and abs, and low back
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well, I don't know about exercises, but if you eat a lot of McDonalds, your buttocks will become bigger and wider lol
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A proper description would take too long (and I am not in the mood).\nGeneral info about direct and indirect flight musculature: you should be able to find in any university level physiology text book. \nIf you want more specific info, search for articles using either pubmed (should be accessible to everybody) or if your university has a subscription for Web of Science you can look there. Start looking for review articles if you don't already know something about the subject.
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All parts.\nCardio-vascular system, because it gets your heart rate up.\nStretches muscles in the legs, back, arms, torso, and neck.\n\nIt does not actually "target" any one group or area, if that helps.  It is a general warm-up exercise.
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lunges, running, walking, jogging.......it lifts and firms your butt and makes it appear bigger because it's...lifted
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Butterfly stretches where you sit with your knees out and the bottoms of your feet together have some one press down on your knees and hold for a count thirty if you knees touch the floor have a person stand on your legs to add more pressure BE CAREFUL NOT TO START FROM THE KNEES START CLOSE TO THE HIPS AND WORK YOUR WAY OUT TO THE KNEES.\nLots of splits, regular splits and Jean Claude van damn splits(sorry!only way I know how to explain it)And lots of high kicking\nIt's not going to happen over night be patient and stretch slow and consistent
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Lay on an exercise ball, tummy down so your lower pelvis is resting on the ball.  Support and stabalize yourself with your forearms.  As best as possible, put the soles of your feet together so your legs are in the 'frog' position then lift your feet being sure to squeeze your butt cheeks.  Do 12-18 repititions and 3 sets.  Lunges are also great.  Stationery or traveling lunges, with or without weights. Good Luck!
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Instead of doing lunges that go from side to side, spread your feet shoulder width apart, squat down and when you come up squeeze your butt cheeks as tight as you can and hold it for 3 seconds - then repeat like 20 times a day for a week then work your way up from there.
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I used to work with a personal trainer. He told me the best exercises for your thighs are lunges and squats. Make sure you are doing them correctly, your knee should never go past your toes on your lead off foot, or they wont do anygood.
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Walking and stretching can tighten the fanny. Check out:\n\nhttp://exercise.about.com/index.htm?terms=exercise\n\nThere is a specific strength for the butt. I dont know the name of it but you keep one leg back while you stretch forward, bending the other leg toward the ground.\n\nBest! :-)
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Squats, not lunges, is the exercise most closely mimiced by a leg press machine.  The most important muscle, the one that helps you get airborne, are the gluteals.\n\nSpread your feet a little wider than your shoulders (a little less than 2 feet).  Bend your knees slightly.  Lower yourself by sticking your butt back, as if you were blind and trying to find a chair behind you.  Weight is on your heels.  Your arms can act as a counterweight, if you hold them straight in front of you.\n\nFor more explosiveness, try mixing in some leap squats, where you get airborne coming out of each squat.\n\nGood luck!
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squats, lunges, walk on a treadmill with an incline.
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THE BENEFITS OF RUNNING AS EXCERCISE IS THAT YOU WILL FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF AND STREGTHEN YOUR HEART AND LUNGS.\nI RUN ABOUT A MILE EVERY DAY. OR AT LEAST I TRY AND I FEEL AMAZING.\nRUNNING IS FUN AND BENEFICIAL FOR YOU.
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crunches, yoga triangle pose, cobra, opposite arm stretched at same time as opposite leg, stretching legs out leading with heel, not toe, toe touches, lunges, sitting in chair and put head between knees, stand on toes-release, stand on heels-release, swimming on land in freestyle position, knees to chest-pull-release/one at a time as well, a good massage, a good adjustment by an osteopath, reaching to the stars, stretching like your cat before you get out of bed, asking your dr., physical therapist, yogi, chiropractor, gym instructor.
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Proper nutrition is the best way to remove fat from anywhere on your body.  However, the best exercises to give your butt, hips, and thighs great shape and muscle tone are LOTS and LOTS of squats and lunges, done in every direction:  front, side, and walking lunges; and regular, wide, and plie squats.  Running (or walking, if you can't run) stairs or hills is also great.
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It's good that you are remembering to stretch! Many people don't which results in pulls muscles and more.\n\nA little run or jog, lunges, and toe-touches on the ground (reaching for your toes while legs are stretched like a triangle, or pike stretch, reaching for your toes, legs together) are great to warm up your legs.
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Yes they are bad to a point, they are good also for building the leg drive that is needed in the sport. If you good down far then it is bad but if don't go past 90 degrees you should be alright. \n\nOther things you can do:\n\nLeg Press\nSplit Squat (like a lunge but one leg at a time with bar)\nLunges (the best)\nSide lunges\nLeg extension\nLeg curl\ncalf raises (also very important)