SQUAT EXERCISE

SQUAT EXERCISE TECHNIQUE FOR SENIORS

Standing up tall with your feet shoulder-width apart. Toes can be facing forward, or slightly outwards.

Holding onto your chair with both hands or keep your arms out straight in front for balance.

Engage your core, hinge (bend) at the hips and sit back as you would if you were to sit on a chair.

As you sit back, keep your chest up and your core tight and go no lower than 90 degrees.

As you stand back up, put equal weight through both legs, ensuring your heels remain on the floor throughout.

Make sure your knees stay in the line of your toes, they don’t go forward past your toes and they aren’t moving inward throughout the exercise.

Repeat for the set repetitions.

MUSCLES WORKED

Buttocks (glutes), thighs (quads), hips, calves, core and back.