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Walking via deep knee lunges shreds human thigh muscles

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The lunge is an exercise masquerading as forward movement. By dropping your back knee completely to the floor with every single step, you turn a simple walk across the room into a devastatingly sweaty test of absolute sheer willpower.

Walking via deep knee lunges shreds human thigh muscles
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