How to Do
How to Do Bodyweight Squats
No excessive tension in abdominals, hip flexors, and or quadriceps.
Each bodyweight squats should begin with a good posture to avoid injury. Brace the spine by drawing your lower abdomen inward. Your core muscles should be activated to support your posture as you perform the exercise.
If any pain is experienced, immediately stop this bodyweight squats.
Beginning
Beginning Bodyweight Squats
Warm-ups stretch the back of the thighs and the lower back.
Movement
Bodyweight Squats Movement
1. Stand facing a mirror with chest up, feet straight and shoulder-width apart, lower back contracted.
2. Bend at the knees and lean forward keeping your chest up in the mirror.
3. Drop your butt down to a halfway point slowly, holding for 1 second at the bottom, and standing back up slowly.
Benefits
Bodyweight Squats Benefits
This exercise is a good, compound way to train your legs safely when in the beginning stages of a lower-body exercise program.
Exercise Aliases
Bodyweight Squat, The Squat, Body-Weight Squat, Simple Squat, Classic Squat.
