Quadriceps & Buttocks Exercise: Squats

Location:  Front thigh (quadriceps) and buttocks

Exercise:  Squat

Inventory:   Stand with your feet a little more than shoulder width apart, stomach pulled in and standing tall.

Movement:  Bending at the knees, slowly lower your body as if you are sitting in a chair. Go down until your upper legs are parallel with the floor then straighten to an upright standing position using the strength in your buttocks and legs. Put more of the emphasis on your heels as opposed to your toes.

Proper Form:                

• Mentally concentrate on the muscle(s) being worked

• Never let your knees go past your toes

• Flex on the up movement and stretch on the down

• The movement is slow and controlled

• Breathe in as you lower your body. Breathe out as you come back up.

~Tracy Caforio Staff Editor
 

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