Legs · Kettlebell
Kettlebell Lateral Lunge
How to do the kettlebell lateral lunge, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Lunge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Stand with feet together holding a kettlebell at your chest or down at your side. Step wide to one side, pushing your hips back and bending that knee while keeping the other leg straight, then push through the bent leg to return to start.
- 1Push your hips back as you step to the side; you should feel your inner
- 2thigh and glute stretch
- 3Keep your chest up and weight in your heel on the working leg
- 4Drive back to standing by pushing through the bent leg
Common mistakes
- Don't let your knee cave inward or extend past your toes
- Avoid rounding your back or leaning too far forward
- Don't rush the movement; control the lateral step
Muscles worked
The kettlebell lateral lunge mainly works the quads and adductors, with the glutes and hamstrings assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- AdductorsPrimary
- GlutesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the kettlebell lateral lunge for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.