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- 01Stand tall with your feet under your hips and brace your trunk.
- 02Step one leg diagonally backward across the standing leg and lower into a controlled curtsy lunge.
- 03Keep the front foot planted and its knee aligned with the toes while the pelvis remains mostly forward.
- 04Drive through the front foot to stand and bring the rear knee forward to hip height.
- 05Stabilize briefly, return the same leg to the cross-behind lunge, and complete the set before changing sides.
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