How to do a bodyweight squat
CoreBodyweightBeginner
The move your body's built for — sit down and stand back up. Nail this and you've got the foundation for every leg exercise there is.
How to do it
- 1Feet about shoulder-width, toes turned out slightly
- 2Sit back and down like reaching for a chair
- 3Keep your heels flat and your chest tall
- 4Drive back up through your heels
Common mistakes
- ×Heels lifting off the floor
- ×Knees caving inward
- ×Rounding forward at the bottom
Muscles worked
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