ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: KaainaLinellL haakaa Lhunoutob iapab aaku-u oqnipat., Leikharel
• Equipment: ꯏꯋꯔ ꯂꯣꯎꯦꯇꯣ
• Primary Muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps
• Secondary Muscles: Adductor Magnus, Soleus

Introduction to the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯦꯄꯁ, ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁ ꯌꯥꯎꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯆꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯣꯗꯤꯐꯥꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯁ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ, ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯟꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯡꯖꯨꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯐꯃꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ-ꯂꯃꯇꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ 90ꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯀꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯄꯨꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯦꯃꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯒꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯣꯜꯇꯔ ꯇꯧ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯕꯥ**: ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯈꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• **ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ**: ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐꯪꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯥ ꯃꯊꯟꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯃꯨꯕꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯤꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯁ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯋꯥꯀꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ (walking Lunge): ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯪꯖꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯁꯥꯏꯗ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯂꯪꯖꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯏꯗꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯅꯨꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯅꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯖꯝꯄꯤꯡ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯄꯥ ꯂꯪꯖ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯏ-ꯏꯟꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯀꯑꯥꯎꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠꯇꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯔꯁꯤ ꯂꯪꯖ: ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯔꯁꯤ ꯃꯣꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯂꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯞ-ꯑꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯅꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯂꯦꯇꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯄꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯦꯗꯂꯤꯐꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯪꯖꯕꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯒ꯭ꯂꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍ꯭ꯌꯥꯃꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯤꯡꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯜ ꯆꯦꯟ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯪꯁꯀꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯗ-ꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯟꯇ ꯅꯦꯆꯔꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯟꯇꯔꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫