How to Do
How to Do Squat on Half Foam Roller
The squat on a half foam roller should begin with 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 the squat on a half foam roller.
Beginning
Beginning Squat Balance
Cross arms while positioning your body in optimal alignment (feet shoulder width, knees over 2nd and 3rd toes, neutral spine and neck) on the half foam roll.
Movement
Squat Balance Movement
1. From optimal postural alignment, draw your lower abdomen inward toward your spine.
2. While maintaining optimal spinal alignment, descend slowly by bending at the hips and knees.
3. During the descent, maintain weight distribution between the midfoot and heels. Do not allow the feet to cave inward or shift outward. The knees should track between the first and second toes.
4. While maintaining tone in the lower abdomen and optimal kinetic chain alignment, 'drive' through the feet extending the ankle, knee and hip joints while your weight is evenly distributed between heels and midfoot.
5. Perform downward reps slowly and concentrate on the descent and the squat position alignment of your body.
6. Descend as far as possible while maintaining optimal alignment throughout the entire kinetic chain. Partial squats should progress to full squats as neuromuscular efficiency improves.
Benefits
Squat Balance Benefits
It helps to strengthen your core.
Muscles in your lower body are strengthened.
Strengthens and improves athletic ability.
Exercise Aliases
Foam Roll Stability Exercises, Half Foam Roller Exercises, How To Do Stability Squats.
