Wakeup Workout: Drop Lunge w/Step-up

This exercise is a fun little variation I came up with one day when I was really looking to work my legs hard without needing a lot of weight. I'm in no way claiming to have invented this movement, since it's simply the combining of a drop lunge and a step up (two of my favorite leg exercises). This routine is great for building endurance, strength and functionality in the lower body. You can get some serious cardio in if you do these for timed sets anywhere from 30-90 seconds on each leg or you can really get deep into the quads, hamstrings and glutes with some dumbbells and repping them out for your normal rep count. Just remember, both legs are getting work on EACH side in a different manner. Therefore you want to alternate which leg you start with so one leg isn't always totally wiped out when it's time to switch legs. Enjoy!