Stand facing away from a box, bench, or chair. Place top of right foot onto the box with left foot about three feet in front, hands on hips. Bend left leg to lower into a lunge until right knee ...

For those just learning to lift, the fewer the number of exercises, the better. 'Two or three [per workout] on the low end,' says Eric Sung, C.S.C.S., a private trainer in New York.