Split squat lunges can give you a total body workout in a single move.

Think about how many muscles are at work with every motion…

When you move your arm overhead, your core activates and tightens, keeping your body stable. Remember, your core wants to keep you upright, so when you add more weight overhead during this move, your core tightens to keep your body from toppling over.

You can perform split squats with a press up on their own, but one ab strengthening trick I like to use is adding a resistance band to the side.

The additional lateral resistance from the resistance band will help you take the ab tightening power of this exercise to the next level!

Give this total body exercise a try:

Start with a light dumbbell and enough resistance on the exercise band so that you just start to feel it in your core.

Lunge down and press up at the same time as you hold tension on the band.

Try 10 reps on each side!