In novice trainees, lunge exercises performed with powerful exertion at medium load show high
levels of leg muscle activity of similar or greater magnitude than seen using high load exercise at slow
controlled speed. Furthermore, elastic-based resistance exercise targeting the hip and knee muscles
induces muscle activity levels that are comparable to (knee extensors) or greater (hip extensor, low
back extensors) than achieved by using conventional isoinertial loading. The forward lunge exercise
performed with elastic resistance seems to be a feasible and simple method for evoking high levels
of neuromuscular activity in major muscles at the hip, knee and back. Its feasibility makes the lunge
exercise ideal for rehabilitation and prophylactic prevention of musculoskeletal disorders at work sites
or in training settings with limited resources for extensive and expensive training equipment.